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Menorca Recommendations Please

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HCHQ · 19/06/2019 12:47

Just that - we have a week booked in September so would love some restaurant / hiking / beach recommendations please. I've ordered a guide book but its always nice to have first hand suggestions.

Should add its just myself & DP so doesn't need to be child friendly!

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Herocomplex · 19/06/2019 13:05

It’s one of the nicest places for swimming in the sea, little coves with sandy bottoms. It’s very quiet there, and eating out isn’t cheap. Delicious fish. Lots of coastal walks, down by the fort beyond Calla Longa is a good place. There’s bike hire in Mahon. The towns, such as Fornells are small but nice for a wander and a coffee. But it’s the sea swimming that I love the most.
(There’s a lobster stew served there that intrigues me, but it was €100 so I didn’t order it!) Enjoy!

TodaysFishIsTroutALaCreme · 20/06/2019 21:29

Which area are you going to? I am very familiar with the West side of the island.

HCHQ · 26/06/2019 14:48

We are in the east side but will have a car for the week and from what I gather its a tiny island so getting westward won't be a problem ...

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TodaysFishIsTroutALaCreme · 27/06/2019 22:14

The roads are quite quiet so driving is nice and easy.

If you do come to the west side, I recommend the Aqua Centre in Cala n Blanes. It has a good mixture of big and little slides. Its not a huge place so you may not be there all day. The restaurant is really nice and I recommend the Menorcan Chicken.

The old capital Cuitadella is lovely. Lots of small side streets to wander about and get lost in. I am not a fan of Mahon, but they do have a good market a couple of times a week.

The caves of Xoroi are also worth a visit. There are many many steps so not good if you have a pushchair

Please, if you get chance, go to Binibequer. Its called the sugar cube village. It is stunning and one of my favourite places

Beach wise, there are many to chose from. Most of them are rocky coves with a small amount of sand, but Son Bou is a 3km stretch of sandy beach and has water sports and inflatables. Cala Galdana is stunning with shallow water for ages. Be sure to take snorkel masks as the fish are really quite friendly

Go up north to the fishing town of Fornells. That's a nice place to wander about. but not a lot there.

Cala n Bosc on the west side is nice to wander around. It has a harbour and beach and plenty of good restaurants

There are a lot of coastal paths. The scenery is very interesting and there are very few high rise hotels.

I hope this gives you some pointers. We are going for 2 weeks in August and am really looking forward to it.

TodaysFishIsTroutALaCreme · 27/06/2019 22:21

Binibequer and Cuitadella

Menorca Recommendations Please
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donajimena · 27/06/2019 22:29

I'm going in 10 days time Grin. I haven't been in twenty odd years so I'm looking forward to seeing some of these places. The best beach I visited was Cala Turqeta. It was like paradise. I visited on a trip so we swam to the beach but you can access by road. Its worth looking on trip advisor as I think you have to get there quite early to park.

HCHQ · 28/06/2019 08:49

Thanks TodaysFish - that's so helpful - enjoy your holiday!

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TodaysFishIsTroutALaCreme · 28/06/2019 17:24

I want to go there dona as the photos look stunning but I don't know how disabled friendly it is. It's a long walk from the car park. If you go back to it this year, please can you let me know how rocky the path is and if there are many steps. FIL can't manage too many steps.

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