Beaches and Sightseeing in Menorca
There is also plenty to do outside of the towns.
Dotted around the island are various Talayotic sites, which are well worth a visit if you like to learn about the history of your holiday destination.
El Toro is the highest point on the island and if you are driving it is well worth the side trip up to the top to take in the views - on a clear day you can see the whole island.
Esme’s favourite day out was definitely the zoo. If you visit, make sure the kids have swimwear (or at least a change of clothes) as there’s a splash park there, as well as an indoor soft play, a trampoline and a playhouse at the café. Definitely a good day out with kids. We stayed at Son Bou, a resort village on the south coast with a few hotels and lots of villas and self-catering accommodation options. The beach here is a lovely long stretch of sand with lots of loungers to rent and a few restaurants to choose from. There are plenty of other restaurants in the centre near to the bars and shops. As we had a car, we stocked up for self-catering at the big supermarket 20 minutes away in Mahon, which had more choice and better prices compared to the little resort shop. Most of the island is reachable from Son Bou by car within about 45 minutes, but if you like to get out visiting lots of different beaches you might prefer to stay towards the far end of the island, to be within closer reach of the most beautiful beaches. The best are often a walk from a car park accessed by a small road. These walks generally make use of the Cami de Cavalls, the round island walking trail. If you enjoy multi day walks then this really must go on your to-do list, the parts of the trail we saw were beautiful. We wandered up part of the trail from Es Grau, in the north east, before heading back to enjoy the beach with its wonderfully shallow water. We then had lunch at a restaurant right by the sand. Lastly, it’s worth talking about Menorcan food specialities. Food lover or not, you must try an Ensaimada, the local pastry, which comes in a wide choice of flavours from just plain with icing sugar (still yummy) to chocolate to Cabello de Angel which is made with pumpkin jam – really tasty! The local sausage, sobrasada and mahon cheese are also great to try and there are a couple of locations in Mahon to try to the local gin. I should also mention that this is where mayonnaise (Mahon-aise) is said to originate from.
Whatever sort of holiday you would like in Menorca I will be able to help out with advice on locations, accommodation, how to get there and entry requirements to make for a smooth holiday. Get in touch to start planning your getaway.