Colom Island (''Illa d'en Colom'', official name in Catalan) is a small island of , located about from the north-east coast of

Menorca Menorca or Minorca (from la, Insula Minor, , smaller island, later ''Minorica'') is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. Its capi ...

. In the past it was used as a

pesthouse A pest house, plague house, pesthouse or fever shed was a type of building used for persons afflicted with communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, cholera, smallpox or typhus. Often used for forcible quarantine, many towns and cities had one ...

and later as farmland. It belonged to the Roca family from

Mahón Mahón (), officially Maó (), and also written as Mahon or Port Mahon in English, is the capital and second largest city of Menorca. The city is located on the eastern coast of the island, which is part of the archipelago and autonomous communi ...

starting in 1904, when it was bought by Mr. Antonio Roca Várez. In 2018, United States billionaire Alex Meruelo purchased the island for 3.2 million Euros. There is a single 100 square meter home on the island. It is currently part of the Natural Park of the Albufera of Es Grau.

Sale

In October 2010 it was announced that the island was being sold for roughly six million Euro.Barcelona news

" It sold for €3.2 million in 2018.

References

{{Reflist Islets of Menorca