With five days you see all of Menorca and still keep a day just for the southern coves. The easiest plan is two nights in the east (Maó or Es Castell) and three in the west (Ciutadella), giving each day to one area so you never cross the island twice in a day.
Day 1: Maó and its harbour
Day one, Maó: the Mercat des Claustre, the Museu de Menorca and the harbour, one of the largest natural harbours in the Mediterranean, with La Mola fortress or Illa del Rei in the afternoon.
Start in Maó, go on to the Museu de Menorca and choose in the afternoon between La Mola fortress and Illa del Rei. Have dinner in Cales Fonts.
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1 day
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: the south-east, from Binibeca to the Cova d’en Xoroi
Day two, the south-east coast: Binibeca Vell in the morning, Cales Coves and its caves at midday, and sunset at the Cova d’en Xoroi, above Cala en Porter.
Binibeca Vell is open to visitors from 10:00 to 22:00. The Cova d’en Xoroi opens from April to late October and its sunset tickets sell out in summer. For a beach with services, Cala en Porter.
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5 days
Beaches and coves
Southern Menorca: coves and talayots
The turquoise southern coves and 3,000-year-old villages, without crossing the island: five days from Binibeca to Macarella.
€€ €45–90 a day in Menorca
Day 3: the north, Monte Toro and Fornells
Day three, the north: Monte Toro first thing, s’Albufera des Grau or Favàritx lighthouse, and lunch in Fornells; with time, sunset at Cavalleria lighthouse.
From mid-May to 30 September the road to Favàritx is closed to cars and you go up on bus L43 from Maó. S’Albufera des Grau is the heart of the Biosphere Reserve, and Fornells, the village of lobster stew.
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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
Day 4: Ciutadella and the Naveta des Tudons
Day four, now based in the west: the Naveta des Tudons, a tomb shaped like an upturned boat about 3,000 years old, Ciutadella’s old town and sunset at Punta Nati lighthouse.
The Naveta des Tudons is 5 minutes from Ciutadella. The Lithica quarries are a good stop on a hot or windy day. In July and August a shuttle bus takes you up to Punta Nati lighthouse at sunset.
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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
Day 5: a whole day of southern coves
Keep the last day for the unspoilt southern coves: Macarella and Macarelleta in the morning and Cala Mitjana or Turqueta in the afternoon, linked by the Camí de Cavalls if you feel like walking.
From 1 June to 30 September you reach Macarella on bus L69 from Ciutadella or on foot. From Cala Galdana, a 20–30 minute path along the Camí de Cavalls leads to Cala Mitjana. More ideas in Menorca coves on foot.
Five days on foot or by bike
If you would rather get around under your own steam, there are two five-day routes: on foot, through s’Albufera, the red north and the southern Camí de Cavalls; and by bike, around the flat west of Ciutadella, its lighthouses and coves.
Menorca on foot and Menorca by bike include distances, climbs and where to refill water. The best stretches of the path, in Camí de Cavalls: the best sections.
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Nature and hiking
Menorca on foot
Five days of trails: s’Albufera des Grau, the red north, the Algendar gorge and the southern Camí de Cavalls.
€ €25–45 a day in Menorca
Take it organised
Itineraries with the order of each day, how to get there and where to eat, ready on your phone.
5 days
Beaches and coves
Southern Menorca: coves and talayots
The turquoise southern coves and 3,000-year-old villages, without crossing the island: five days from Binibeca to Macarella.
€€ €45–90 a day in Menorca
7 days
Charming places
Menorca in 7 days: the complete one-week itinerary
A week to see all of Menorca, one area a day: Maó, s’Albufera and Favàritx, the south-east, the north, the southern coves, Ciutadella and Macarella.
€€ €45–95 a day in Menorca
5 days
Premium experience
Premium Menorca in 5 days: the island from east to west
La Mola and Binibeca, art and opera in Maó, cheese and vineyards inland, Fornells caldereta and the palaces of Ciutadella, at the island's best tables.
€€€€ €150–280 a day in Menorca
