Ensaimada

Fornells and Ciutadella

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June 1st 2011
We decided to pile in to the car and check out the next town over. Fornells is a small fishing village with a defense tower from the 1600's. The winds were super strong so we decided to forgo more time on the beach. (plus we had accidentally left all of our toiletries in Barcelona and had no sunscreen besides D's 100 SPF. side note: bring sunscreen from the States. It is astronomically exp ... read more

Europe » Spain » Balearic Islands » Minorca

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more