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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 .
British DJs like Paul Oakenfold made the vacationing island of Ibiza a capital of house music, leading to the creation of Balearic beat. Francesc Guerau and Antoni Literes are among the best known classical composers of the islands.
Mahón (Spanish:), officially Maó (Catalan:, locally; formerly spelled Mahó), [2] and also written as Mahon or Port Mahon in English, is the capital and second largest city of Menorca. The city is located on the eastern coast of the island, which is part of the archipelago and autonomous community of the Balearic Islands.
The Castle of Santa Àgueda (Arabized: Sent Agaiz) (in English, "Saint Agatha's Castle") is found in the municipality of Ferreries, Menorca. It is situated over an elongated plateau, called Santa Àgueda, 264 m above sea level. It is the third highest point in the island behind Monte Toro (358 m) and S'Enclusa (275 m).
The mosaics were moved to the Museum of Menorca for preservation and display. [3] A hospital was first constructed on the island by the British in 1711 who controlled Menorca for most of the 18th Century. Pierce Griffyth, Agent of the Sick and Wounded Board, oversaw construction of the hospital under the orders of Admiral Sir John Jennings. [4]
Teatre Principal de Maó or Teatro Principal de Mahón is an opera house located in the Spanish city of Mahón, the capital of the island of Menorca. The Principal, as is known colloquially, is one of the oldest opera houses in Spain. It was built in 1829, to a design by Giovanni Palagi, according to the Italian standards of 18th century opera ...
Cala Morell's coastal headland. The settlement of Cala Morell is a Menorcan pre-talayotic archaeological site which is located in Ciutadella de Menorca.It is situated on a 35-meter-high coastal headland which closes the northeast side of Cala Morell's bay.
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.