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Illa d'en ColomThis 59-hectare island is 200 metres off the north-east coast of Menorca. In the past it was used as a pesthouse. It boasts two beaches and features a paleochristian basilica. It used to be used as a lazaret. The private island lies in the S'Albufera des Grau Natural Park. It offers safe anchorage and may be reached by medium-sized boats if you navigate carefully. By the way ... The island is up for sale for 6 million euro! 
This small island also has a mining history (iron and copper mines)It has long been unclear where the copper for the pre-Roman copper objects found on Menorca had come from. In 2012 an expert group was able to prove that that copper had come from the Illa d'en Colom.
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