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Municipal boundaries in Menorca Enlargeable, detailed map of Menorca. The major towns are Port Mahon and Ciutadella de Menorca. The island is administratively divided into eight municipalities (from west to east): Ciutadella de Menorca (or just Ciutadella locally) – the ancient capital of Menorca until 1722. Ferreries; Es Mercadal
The official name of the Balearic Islands in Catalan is Illes Balears, while in Spanish, they are known as the Islas Baleares.. The ancient Greeks usually adopted local names into their own language, but they called the islands Γυμνησίαι / Gymnesiai, unlike either the native inhabitants of the islands, the Carthaginians, or the Romans, who called them Βαλεαρεῖς, with the ...
Ciutadella de Menorca (Catalan pronunciation: [siwtəˈðeʎə (ðə məˈnɔɾkə)]) or simply Ciutadella is a town and a municipality in the western end of Menorca, one of the Balearic Islands (Spain). It is one of the two primary cities in the island, along with Maó.
Map of Spain with Balearic Islands highlighted Municipal Map of the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands are a province and autonomous community in Spain and lie in the Mediterranean Sea east of mainland Spain. They are divided into 67 municipalities - 53 on the island of Mallorca (Majorca), 8 on the island of Menorca (Minorca), 5 on the ...
The city is located on the eastern coast of the island, which is part of the archipelago and autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Mahón has one of the longest natural harbours in the world: 5 kilometres (3 miles) long and up to 900 metres (3,000 feet) wide. The water is deep but remains mostly clear due to the port's enclosed nature.
Map of the Balearic Islands. Menorca beach. The Balearic Islands is an archipelago located in the Mediterranean Sea, 80 km east of the Iberian Peninsula. It has an average latitude of 39º 30' N. 270 km separate the western and eastern limits of the archipelago, and 160 km from the northern and southern ends.
The name "Mercadal" derives from the Latin language mercatum, meaning "market".In 1301, King James II of Majorca decreed the establishment of a public center of commerce in Menorca, and the bustling open-air marketplace remains a principal attraction of the island to this day.
Ferreries (Catalan pronunciation: [fərəˈɾi.əs]) is a municipality on the island of Menorca, in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Its name is derived from the Catalan word ferrer ("blacksmith"), which in turn, comes from Latin word ferrum. At an elevation of 150 metres it is the island's highest town. [2] Plaça ...