13 Facts About Menorca

Some earliest culture on Menorca was influenced by other Mediterranean cultures, including the Greek Minoans of ancient Crete .

When Menorca became a British possession in 1713, they actively encouraged the immigration of foreign non-Catholics, which included Jews who were not accepted by the predominantly Christian inhabitants.

In 1231, after Christian forces took Majorca, Menorca chose to become an independent Islamic state, albeit one tributary to King James I of Aragon.

Menorca was invaded by the British in 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, but it was finally repossessed by Spain by the terms of the Treaty of Amiens in 1802.

From 1815 until the mid-century, the U S Navy developed its Mediterranean headquarters at Port Mahon, leaving behind the English Cemetery, Menorca, which was restored by the Spanish government in 2008 and is maintained in the 21st century.

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Menorca is generally wetter than Mallorca, with rainfall peaking in late autumn.

Football in Menorca is played at the fifth level of the Spanish football pyramid.

In 2014, it was announced that the island would host the 18th editions of the Island Games in 2019 Menorca later pulled out of hosting the event, citing a change of government as the main reason.

Catalan spoken in Menorca is a variety known as Menorqui.

Gin from Menorca is not derived from grain alcohol but from wine alcohol, making it more akin to brandy.

Menorca is rich in wild flowers with over 900 species of flowering plants recorded.

Menorca is a well watched island which is on the migration route of many species and good number of passage migrants can be seen in spring.

In summer there are bee-eaters and Menorca has major colonies of Cory's shearwater and Balearic shearwater.