The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital city. The co-official languages in the Balearic Islands are Catalan and Spanish. The current Statute of Autonomy declares the Balearic Islands as one nationality of Spain.
Minorca (or Menorca), the first island we recomend you to visit, is the western island of the balearic archipiel. This is the second island in term of surface after Mallorca. It's surface is 701,84 km2 with a lenght of 53km. The population of the island is around 92 000 people.
In 1993, the UNESCO gave to Minorca the distinction of "Reserve of Biosphere", in fact, Minorca is a wondefull island with amazing beaches and a blue sky. It's sunny more than 300 days a year.
Majorca (or Majorca – meaning major), the second island on the route, is the largest of the Balearic Islands situated just off the eastern coast of mainland Spain. The surface of the island is 3640,11 km 2 and the population of the island is around 870 000 people.
Last year, 2011, la Serra de Tramuntana was declared world natural heritage. It covers about a third of Majorca's area and is a series of craggy mountains and calm, fertile valleys. The coast begins and ends at two unique settings: Dragonera Island and Cape Formentor.
Ibiza is an island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands. With Formentera, it is one of the twoPine Islands or Pityuses. The largest city is Ibiza Town.
Ibiza is a mixt of cultural and natural declared world heritage in 1999. The island has been populated since 654 BC. So it's historic and cultural heritage is, as in all the balearic island, incredibly amazing.
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