Four days are enough to cover the four sides of the island without rushing: the east with Maó, the south-east of Binibeca and Cales Coves, the north of Fornells and the lighthouses, and the west of Ciutadella with the southern coves. With one base in the centre or two nights at each end, no drive takes more than 50 minutes.
Day 1: Maó, La Mola and Cales Fonts
Day one, the east: the centre and markets of Maó in the morning, La Mola fortress above the harbour mouth in the afternoon and dinner by the water in Cales Fonts.
La Mola fortress costs €8.25, paid at the ticket office only. Start in Maó and the Mercat des Claustre, and finish in Cales Fonts, 8 minutes away.
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Food and local markets
Maó in a day, on foot
Markets, museum, tapas by the harbour, a gin tasting and dinner in Cales Fonts, no car needed. Ideal for cruise passengers.
€€ €40–85 a day in Menorca
Day 2: Binibeca, Cales Coves and the Cova d’en Xoroi
Day two, the south-east: Binibeca Vell first thing, a swim at Cales Coves among prehistoric caves and sunset at the Cova d’en Xoroi, a bar inside a cliff cave.
Binibeca Vell is open to visitors from 10:00 to 22:00. Sunset tickets for the Cova d’en Xoroi (April to late October) sell out in summer. Cales Coves is about 20 minutes from Binibeca by car.
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4 days
Charming places
Sunsets and viewpoints of Menorca
Four different sunsets: a cave above the sea, Cape Cavalleria, Artrutx lighthouse and Punta Nati.
€€ €45–95 a day in Menorca
Day 3: Monte Toro, Fornells and Cavalleria lighthouse
Day three crosses to the north: Monte Toro, the island’s highest point (358 m), lunch in the fishing village of Fornells and sunset at Cavalleria lighthouse, above 90-metre cliffs.
In Fornells, lobster stew usually costs more than €60 per person: book ahead. If you’d rather swim, swap Cavalleria lighthouse for Cala Pregonda, with reddish sand, about 35 minutes’ walk away.
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Charming places
Fornells and the north coast in a day
Fornells bay and tower, lobster caldereta, a red-sand cove and sunset at Menorca's northernmost lighthouse.
€€€€ €140–265 a day in Menorca
Day 4: Ciutadella and an unspoilt southern cove
The last day, the west: the Naveta des Tudons and Ciutadella’s old town in the morning and the afternoon at Cala Turqueta or Macarella, the turquoise coves people look for most on the island.
From 1 June to 30 September you reach Macarella only on bus L69 from Ciutadella or on foot. The Cala Turqueta car park fills up around 8:00 in July and August, but there is usually space after 17:00. Which one to pick, in Macarella, Turqueta or Mitjana.
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History and culture
Ciutadella in a day
The naveta, the marès quarries, the old capital, an unspoilt cove and sunset at Punta Nati.
€€ €50–90 a day in Menorca
Four days around what you enjoy
If you already know what you are after, there are four-day routes with a theme: the wild north of lighthouses and red coves, history from talayots to fortresses, sunsets and viewpoints, or food and nightlife.
- The north of Menorca in 4 days: s’Albufera, Favàritx, Fornells and the red coves.
- Menorca history route: talayots, museums and the British legacy.
- Food and nightlife in Menorca: markets, gin and where to go out.
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4 days
Beaches and coves
The wild north of Menorca
Lighthouses on slate, red-sand coves, Fornells and the lagoon: four days along the island's most authentic coast.
€€ €40–80 a day in Menorca
Where to stay on a 4-day trip
With a car, a single base in the centre (Es Mercadal, Alaior or Ferreries) keeps everything under 30 minutes. Without one, two nights in Maó and two in Ciutadella, linked by a bus every 30 minutes.
What each area offers, in where to stay in Menorca; without a car, in where to stay without a car.
Take it organised
Itineraries with the order of each day, how to get there and where to eat, ready on your phone.
4 days
Charming places
The essentials of Menorca in 4 days
The four sides of the island in four days: Maó and La Mola, the south-east of Binibeca, the north of Fornells and the Ciutadella of unspoilt coves.
€€ €45–95 a day in Menorca
4 days
Beaches and coves
The wild north of Menorca
Lighthouses on slate, red-sand coves, Fornells and the lagoon: four days along the island's most authentic coast.
€€ €40–80 a day in Menorca
4 days
Premium experience
Premium Menorca in 4 days: Maó, the Biosphere Reserve, the interior and the north
Art and opera in Maó, s’Albufera and a talayotic settlement, cheese and vineyards inland and Fornells lobster stew, with Michelin Guide and Sol Repsol tables.
€€€€ €150–285 a day in Menorca
