 About Menorca Island Menorca is one of the Balearic Islands, situated in the Mediterranean Sea close to the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is a part of Spain and is a popular tourist destination. Its name derives from Latin
“Balearis Minor”. The older Phoenician name of the island was “Nura” or "island of fire", related to the main Phoenician god Baal. Menorca is also famous for its Prehistoric colection of megalithic stone monuments: navetes, talaiots and taulas. There are many traces from the Romans, who captured the island in 121 B.C. In the Middle Ages Menorca was conquered by the Moors and turned into a part of the Caliphate of Córdoba (903). In 1287 it was reconquered by the Christian forces of Alfonso III, king of Aragon. In 18th century Menorca was possessed by Britain. The British influence is still live in some architectural monuments on the island. In 1802 Menorca was finally annexed by Spain by the Treaty of Amiens. |
