Platja de Son Xoriguer is situated at 12 kilometres from Ciutadella, located between Punta de sa Guarda and Titina, as well as next to the village with the same name and next to the residential village of Cala en Bosc. These two urban areas contribute to the fact that Ciutadella is the menorcan municipality with the most important touristy activity, because it has more that half of the hotel places of the island. This sea inlet is characterized by the shape of a shell, it is not very big, the beach is sandy on the left side, the rest is covered by rocks. It is exposed to the winds from the south-southwest-west and a gentle breeze. The water is quiet, the slope is gentle, there are some emerging reefs next to the beach. It has a sandy ground with seaweed, and it is very crowded by local visitors and tourists, and lots of families. The navigator should know that if he wishes to anchor in this bay, in the external part of the entrance there are some reefs known as na Cap de Porc. In the proximity of this cove there is Cap d'Artrutx, the south westernmost area of Menorca, and the one which is the closest to Majorca, with a lighthouse at 45 metres above the sea level and which reaches 19 nautical miles. The accessibility by car is easy following the signs and the deviations. The private car can be left on a free parking area in the surroundings. You can also reach this beach with the public transport. When the beach has a lifeguard service, you must follow the lifeguards' instructions and the warnings on flags. A red flag indicates dangerous swimming conditions and means that swimming is not permitted. A yellow flag indicates that precaution must be taken, but that swimming is permitted. A green flag indicates that swimming is permitted. An orange flag is used to indicate that the lifeguard is absent. Act cautiously when no lifeguard is present or the service is not available and enjoy the beach without taking any unnecessary risks. For health and safety reasons, the municipal ordinances ban pets on beaches. This beach has received the 14001 environmental certification. Main technical data Type of access: 130 meters Type of access: For pedestrians - For vehicles - For boats Average width: 25 meters Access for disabled people: No Degree of occupancy: High Anchoring zone: No

Stunning and quite cova...great for children and adults

The old quarries are fascinating by themselves, the scale of the more modern one from the last century cut by machine is impressive - but the smaller medieval ones linked by paths are even more so, especially now they have been transformed into individual botanical gardens by Menorca’s horticultural society. Such a glorious and magical place - wandering in amongst them and discovering them and their amazing trees, fauna and floral displays was a real surprise and a wonderful thing to do. Well done to Menorca for creating such a beautiful historic monument to the thousands of workers who carved Menorca’s beautiful buildings by hand out of the limestone which makes Menorcas architecture so special.

Platja des Bot is situated at 12 kilometres from Ciutadella, located between Platja es Tancats and Punta Roja. The beaches of es Bot and es Tancats belong to Cala Algaiarens. This coastal area belongs to the impressive mountainous landscape of la Vall (3125 hectares), including la Falconera (207 metres high hill), thick pine trees, scrubland, agricultural land, lakes, system of dunes, spectacular cliffs and virgin beaches. This coastal stretch and the interior of Tramuntana de Menorca belongs to the Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves by the European Union and Àrea Natural d'Especial Interès by the Parlament de les Illes Balears. This isolated sea inlet is rectangular, quite big, it has vegetation in the surroundings, the beach is sandy and it is exposed to the winds from the north-west-northwest, a gentle breeze, calm water, a gentle slope and it is not very crowded by local visitors and tourists. The marine and underwater conditions for anchoring boats are excellent. This bay is sheltered from the winds from the second and third quadrants and it is deep enough to anchor. Nevertheless you are recommended to only navigate along the north coast of Menorca if the sea is calm because it is very difficult to find a shelter from the strong wind in this area. The accessibility by car is easy following the signs and the deviations. You will have to pay to leave your private car in the surroundings. The last part has to be done on foot. When the beach has a lifeguard service, you must follow the lifeguards' instructions and the warnings on flags. A red flag indicates dangerous swimming conditions and means that swimming is not permitted. A yellow flag indicates that precaution must be taken, but that swimming is permitted. A green flag indicates that swimming is permitted. An orange flag is used to indicate that the lifeguard is absent. Act cautiously when no lifeguard is present or the service is not available and enjoy the beach without taking any unnecessary risks. For health and safety reasons, the municipal ordinances ban pets on beaches. Main technical data Type of access: 150 meters Type of access: For pedestrians - For vehicles - For boats Average width: 70 meters Access for disabled people: No Degree of occupancy: High Anchoring zone: No

Amazing

Na Macaret is the urban beach of the village with the same name, the buildings of which reach the coastline, located between Cala Molí and Punta des Nous Corns (it has excellent panoramic views). This small coastal corner belongs to Port d'Addaia, and it is located at 12 kilometres from Alaior, so that it is very frequented by its residents, and at 17 kilometres from es Mercadal. This u-shaped sea inlet is quite small, the beach is sandy with no vegetation in the surroundings, the orientation is toward north, with calm water, because it is sheltered from the wind (gentle breeze), and it is surrounded by residential houses. In front of the coast of na Macaret you can see Punta de sa Torre, on the top of which rises Torre d'Addaia (an eight metres high defence tower, with octagonal form and divided into three floors, with an artillery platform on the last one). The marine and underwater conditions for anchoring boats are excellent in Port d'Addaia during the whole year, because it is located in a deep sheltered cove, although there are many small islands (Illa Petita d'Addaia, Illa Gran d'Addaia, Illa de ses Àguiles, Illes Carbó), flagstones, sandbanks (Seca d'Enmig), quite dangerous, so that the navigator is recommended to follow the buoys and to enter during the day. These characteristics explain that the beach is not too crowded by local visitors and tourists. General information on the island: Tourist Information - Menorca Main technical data 50 meters Type of access: For pedestrians - For vehicles - For boats Average width: 20 meters Access for disabled people: Yes Degree of occupancy: Medium Anchoring zone: Yes

Platja de Santandria or Cala Santandria is situated at four kilometres from Ciutadella, located between Caleta d'en Gorries and Cala Blanca, as well as next to the village with the same name. There are some prehistoric caves in the surroundings. A legend tells that the name is given by a Christian prisoner. He was wound after the christening of the daughter of a Moor captain, he called this coastal corner Sancte Andrea. This sea inlet (which is two hectometres large at the entrance and seven hectometres long, and at 3,5 nautical miles there is Cap ''cape'- d'Artrutx) is characterized by being not very big, it is very crowded by local visitors and tourists, the beach is sandy and exposed to the winds from the west-northwest, a gentle breeze, quiet and clean water, the slope is gentle and with no barriers. The marine and underwater conditions for anchoring boats are good. This sea inlet is not sheltered from the winds from the west, but from the rest, the ground is sandy, there are no dangerous sandbanks and you can anchor near the coast. The southern coast of Menorca is very irregular, and in the sea inlet and the headlands you can find a big variety of underwater fauna and flora, so that there are also lots of fishing boats around. The accessibility by car is easy following the signs and the deviations. The private car can be left on a free parking area in the surroundings. You can also reach this beach with the public transport. When the beach has a lifeguard service, you must follow the lifeguards' instructions and the warnings on flags. A red flag indicates dangerous swimming conditions and means that swimming is not permitted. A yellow flag indicates that precaution must be taken, but that swimming is permitted. A green flag indicates that swimming is permitted. An orange flag is used to indicate that the lifeguard is absent. Act cautiously when no lifeguard is present or the service is not available and enjoy the beach without taking any unnecessary risks. This beach has received the 14001 environmental certification. For health and safety reasons, the municipal ordinances ban pets on beaches. Main technical data Type of access: 110 meters Type of access: For pedestrians - For vehicles - For boats Average width: 25 meters Access for disabled people: Yes Degree of occupancy: High Anchoring zone: No

Pretty to see!

It is the main town square and old parade. It contains the following buildings: City Hall, the former royal palace, built over a Moorish castle, which was on late Roman remains, the obelisk, 22 feet high and located in the center of the square, built in the mid last century to commemorate the Turkish assault in 1558, the gazebo, located over the walls of the seventeenth century and from where there is the port, the theater of Born, located where in the eighteenth century was an English barracks, built in 1873 and a neoclassical facade, the Torresaura Palace , the first third of the nineteenth century, combining French neoclassical influence with elements of Italian reminiscences; Salort Palace, from the same period and forming together with the previous and neoclassical style, and the Church Sant Francesc , founded in the thirteenth century, destroyed by the Turkish assault in 1558, and restored and renovated at various times.