| Cala Santa Galanda has a lovely beach, and rocky crags
Ciutadella - a small fishing village that bustles with life, walk through the narrow streets and explore the forgotten paths of history. Visit the church, with its impressive interior.
Nau des Tudons, ancient burial mounds built with massive boulders.Calar en Turqueta has beautiful crystal clar waters, clean white sand and rocky coves, inland there is green fields and mountains.
History courtesy of Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menorca
Captured by the British navy in 1708 during the War of the Spanish Succession, Minorca became a British possession. This period saw the island's capital moved to Maó, and a naval base established in that town's harbor. During the Seven Years' War, however, the failure of a British naval squadron to lift a French siege of Minorca on May 20, 1756 later led to the court-martial and execution of Admiral John Byng. This naval engagement, the Battle of Minorca, represented the outbreak of the Seven Years' War in the European theatre. Despite this defeat, British resistance persisted at Maó, but the garrison was forced to capitulate under honourable terms, including free passage back to Britain, on June 29 of that same year. The Treaty of Paris (1763), however, saw British rule restored, since Britain and its allies largely prevailed in the war. During the American Revolutionary War, the British were defeated for a second time, in this instance by a combination of French and Spanish forces, which captured the island on February 5, 1782. Minorca was recovered by the British once again in 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, but it was finally and permanently ceded to Spain by the Treaty of Amiens in 1802. The British influence can still be seen in local architecture with elements such as sash windows. |