Menorca Guide

This fortified area was built as a quarantine for people with contagious diseases of a certain level. It is therefore made up of different areas and several buildings, one of which today houses an exhibition of old medical instruments and other curiosities. The construction was completed in 1800, but the land it is built on [...]

The first thing the British did after occupying the island was to strengthen their defences, even before signing the Treaty of Utrecht, since their dominion, together with that of Gibraltar, ensured them full control of the Mediterranean. This small fort, very modern for its time, had to protect the southern flank of Sant Felip Castle, [...]

The first section of the walk is at sea level, following the coastline, which is low at this end of the island. You go west from the Punta Prima beach, with the Illa del Aire on the right and the Alcalfar tower as the first objective in sight. In a short while you encounter some [...]

There are three old mills still standing in Sant Lluís from the time when boats from other parts still approached the island to transform their cereals into flour. Located at the entrance to the town if coming from Maó, the biggest and most spectacular houses a small museum containing an attractive collection of old tools [...]

From the area close to the Paleochristian basilica or from before reaching Son Bou – also before the small tunnel on the road – you can walk to the very best viewpoint of the whole area. From the heights of Cap de ses Penyes, the destination point of the trip, we can see that the [...]

From inland to the sea, the route for this trip is always in a descendant direction, which means that it is by no means tiring, even in summer. It starts in the town itself, along the path that leaves the old cemetery. You should look out for the red arrows that now and again mark [...]

The Sa Font bastion was one of the improvements made in fortifying the city in the 17th century. It survived the demolition work that would later open up the old quarter to the extramural extensions and has had several uses since those times. This building supplied light (acetylene street lighting) and water (due to its [...]

This is a trip, or stroll, that takes us to a height of 264m, allowing you to take in the extensive views across the area. Although the ruins of the old fortress are crying out to be preserved, it is well worth visiting it for several reasons. These are the route itself, which takes us [...]

Another coastal walk, which this time goes between two undeveloped beaches on the north coast and enables you to see how the sea has eroded the coastline, with its successive outcrops, reefs, small beaches and macars, or pebbles (where large stones, macs, replace the sand), providing the observer with a sample of not curious images. [...]

In the old estate of Santa Teresa, this museum enjoys, for starters, the best view to be had over Cap de Cavalleria, the northernmost point of the island. From the charming terrace in the shade of pine trees and with a bar, one can get a perfect picture of the uneven rocky landscape of the [...]