Menorca tourism
Menorca is part of the Spanish Balearic Islands. This group of islands are renowned for they’re natural beauty and warm Mediterranean climate, and Menorca is not short of any of it. Menorca has a vast historical and cultural interest and is a popular beach resort holiday choice usually for couples and families wanting a peaceful [...]
Mahon
The origins of the capital of Menorca are somewhat cloudy but tradition attributes the foundation of the first settlement to the Carthaginian general, Magón, brother of Hannibal. Mahón lies at the innermost end of one of the world’s largest natural harbours. With its three-mile long channel and a width that ranges from 780 to 2,600 [...]
Ciutadella
Ciutadella had always been the capital of Menorca until the British, who held sway over the island during the major part of the 18th century, moved the capital to Mahón. The city lies 45 kilometres from Mahón and is still the official seat of the Menorcan bishopric. It is well worth visiting the Old Quarter, [...]
Arenal d’en Castell
Arenal d’en Castell is a laid-back, restful resort popular with British families and is a far cry from the over-developed, busy resorts of Menorca. Situated on the northern coast of Minorca, Arenal d’en Castell is approx 12 miles (20km) north of Mahon, the island’s capital, and is set in a idyllic horseshoe bay on steep [...]
Sant Joan Fiesta in Ciutadella de Menorca
24th June. The fiestas of Sant Joan celebrate the horse, the animal at the centre of all the patron saints’ day celebrations in Menorca’s villages and cities.
Fiestas of Sant Martí in Es Mercadal
These popular celebrations feature horses that prance and dance to the beat of typical music during the jaleo. The fiestas of Sant Martí in Es Mercadal, which are celebrated during the third weekend in July, have a medieval origin and feature horses with braided manes and riders decked out in full dress with an array [...]
Carnival Party in Alaior
Fancy dress balls, a parade of floats, competitions between groups of singers and the burial of Carnestoltes, or carnival, are the main events in the most daring of all Menorca’s fiestas. March-april.
Els Pastorets in Ciutadella
The representation of Els Pastorets heralds the arrival of Christmas. Els Pastorets is a re-enactment of Jesus’ birth that originated in representations of the shepherds’ adoration that townspeople performed in days gone-by during Midnight Mass.
Els Llumets in Mahon
Each year, Els llumets herald the start of the holiday season in Mahon by climbing down from the tower of the Church of Santa Maria to kindle the Christmas lights.
The Mare de Déu de Gràcia festivities
Every year, Menorca’s capital city of Mahon decks itself out to the full to celebrate its patron saint’s day fiestas in honour of the Mare de Déu de Gràcia.
Tours in Menorca: Binibèquer, Cala en Porter, Alaior, Mercadal, Monte Toro, Fornells, Mahón
In and around Mahón, one should take time out to visit the impressive natural harbour, as well as the Binibèquer and Cala en Porter residential developments. Inland, Alaior, es Mercadal (C-721) and of course Mt. Toro, are all worth the trip. The point to make for in the north is the portside town of Fornells [...]
Tours in Menorca: Ciutadella, Ferreries, Cala Galdana
Ciutadella, Menorca’s former capital, is an ideal “base camp” for a number of side trips. The C-721 leads to Ferreries and, from here, one then takes the PM-714 to Cala Galdana, the chief tourist resort in the area.
