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Sant Lluís (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsaɲ ʎuˈis], in Spanish: San Luis) is a municipality on the tip of south-east Menorca in the Spanish Balearic Islands.. The area is most noteworthy for its varied coastline, with fine sand beaches and cliffs, and the beautiful coves of Binissafúller, Biniancolla and Binibeca, with their typical whitewashed fishermen's houses.
Menorca [a] or Minorca [b] (from Latin: Insula Minor, lit. 'smaller island', later Minorica ) is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Mallorca .
Illa de l'Aire (also Isla del Aire in Spanish) in an islet on the southeast coast of Menorca, in the Balearic Islands, close to Punta Prima. The island covers 34 hectares and has a circumference of 3.3 km. Its highest point was 15 m above sea level until the construction of the Illa de l'Aire lighthouse.
Historical events that took place in Menorca Pages in category "History of Menorca" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
The Trail Menorca Camí de Cavalls was held for the first time between 18 and 20 May 2012 and 140 participants took part in the five different races of this event: Trail Cami de Cavalls 185.3 km, Trail Costa Nord – 94.2 km (North coast only), Trail Costa Sud – 91 km (south coast only), Trekking Costa Nord – 46.6 km and Trekking Costa Sud ...
The Franco-Spanish reconquest of Menorca (historically called "Minorca" in English) from the British in February 1782, after the siege of Fort St. Philip lasting over five months, was an important step in the achievement of Spain's aims in its alliance with France against Britain during the American Revolutionary War.
A Natural Area of Special Interest (Spanish: Área Natural de Especial Interés, Catalan: Área natural d'especial interès; acronym: ANEI) is a protected area within the Balearic Islands, Spain that is below the level of a natural park.
The kingdom included the Balearic Islands: Majorca, Menorca, [2] Ibiza and Formentera.The king was also lord of the mainland counties of Roussillon and Cerdanya, and the territories James I kept in Occitania: the signory of Montpellier, the viscountcy of Carlat in Auvergne, and the barony of Aumelas, contiguous with Montpellier.