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orca is the second largest island in the Balearic archipelago.?It is located in the Mediterranean Sea and belongs to Spain.?Minorca covers one area of approximately 690 who visits this island will be wondered by the diversity of landscapes and beautiful sceneries.?The Romans named this island.?The translation of the name means "small” since it was required to distinguish it from the beside larger island-Majorca.?
Minorca is constantly called "Green Island" because it has quite lush vegetation due to its high humidity.
History
History of the island dates back to the 3rd?centenary BC. The first citizens were emigrants from southern France.?In the 2nd century BC there were hunters and gatherers of fruit.?The testify of that is the building without the defensive symbol. In 123 BC, the island was conquered by Cecillius Quintus Metellus, the ruler of the Roman Empire.?Metellus actually gave the name to this island.?In 427 BC, it became chapter of the North African kingdom.?
However, Minorca today has influences of assorted conquerors such as the Vandals, Arabs, Catalans, Turks, English, French and Spanish.?The traces tin be base in the architecture,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], names of towns and villages, gastronomy and regional direction of life.?
Biosphere Reserve
In1993, UNESCO World Heritage put the island in their list as unique biosphere keep.?Minorca was declared Biosphere Reserve due to its rich past. Here you will ascertain the oldest known Talaioti mansion.?These objects appointment from 1,500 BC and even today,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they are in nice condition.
Tourist Attractions
Among the best preserved megaliths is Torralba d'en Salord.?This megalith is 2 meters high and weighs 25 tons.?You can also visit other megaliths such as Torellonet Vell Torre d'en Gaumes, Talat d'en Dalt, Trepuco, Torelli, Curnia and many more.?
Another attraction is the mountain Monte Toro.?It is dedicated to the patron angel of the island.?There are a few tourist attractions nigh the metropolis such as Mahon, Ciutadella, Dragons Cave, Parc Natural de s'Albufera des Grau and Castle of Santa Agueda.
Minorca namely also phoned "the windy island".?There is a romance which says that the winds of Minorca change people’s personality.?Perhaps this is one of the reasons why tourists always come behind apt Minorca.
Beaches
The longest beach on the island is the Son Bou.?
Minorca is somehow detach and another from the other islands.?There are many coasts and bays.?On the south seashore there are beauteous beaches circled at pine forests and fruitful vegetation.?North Coast (La Tramuntana) is steeper and rocky, yet it has exceptional prettiness.
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