Menorca
From the Favàritx lighthouse, a signposted 1.8km track heads southwest to this isolated sand-dusted beach on Menorca's northeast coast.
Must-see attractions in Menorca
Ciutadella
The attractively arcaded central Carrer Ses Voltes is lined with smart shops, restaurants and bars.
Menorca
At this portside showroom, you can taste and buy Menorca's distinctively aromatic Xoriguer gin, born during the 18th-century British rule. From the range…
Menorca
About 7km southwest of Ferreries, the beach resort of Cala Galdana sits snugly around a pine-fringed, white-tinged horseshoe-shaped bay, marred by three…
Menorca
Sant Lluís, a bright, white, grid-pattern inland town, was built by the French during their brief occupation of Menorca between 1756 and 1763. Stop to…
Menorca
‘Castle’ is a grand word for this insensitively restored seaside fort, with its excess of crude concrete. It was built in the 17th century, but demolished…
Menorca
Attached to the 17th-century Convent de Sant Francesc, which now houses the Museu de Menorca, this baroque, single-nave church stands on the site of a…
Menorca
The resort of Son Bou, 9km southwest of Alaior, boasts the island’s longest beach and most depressing development. Just beyond the beach’s eastern limit…
Menorca
Two kilometres east of the busy resort of Cala en Bosc are the popular white sands of Son Xoriguer, with frequent Autocares Torres buses to/from…
Ciutadella
Looming at the centre of Ciutadella's majestic main square, this obelisk monument honours the townsfolk who died trying to ward off the Turks on 9 July…
Ciutadella
This colossal bastion dates from the 14th century, but was heavily restored in the 17th century following the 1558 Turkish attack on Ciutadella. Clamber…
Menorca
Maó’s main plaza is the large Plaça de s’Esplanada, originally a parade ground, laid out by the British. The narrow streets to its east are Maó’s oldest.
Ciutadella
This baroque early-18th-century church is now used as an occasional exhibition gallery.
Menorca
At red-washed Golden Farm, they say, Lord Nelson and his lover Lady Hamilton enjoyed a tryst in 1799. Visits are by guided tour and pre-booking is…
