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S'Albufera des Grau: a day in the nature park
S'Albufera des Grau is the heart of the Menorca Biosphere Reserve, declared in 1993: a lagoon with dunes, woodland and coast, fifteen minutes from Maó. A whole day of nature at a gentle pace: the lagoon trails with binoculars, a swim in the fishing village of Es Grau, a stretch of the Camí de Cavalls and Favàritx lighthouse on a slate cape that looks lunar. With the history and what is worth it near each stop.
Overview
- Length
- 1 day
- Spend in Menorca
- €€ · €40–85 per person per dayTickets, activities and meals at the places we suggest, without accommodation or transport. It is separate from the price of the itinerary.
- Getting around
- By car · By bus · On foot
- Effort
- ModerateFlat walks around the lagoon and a 1 h 30 min stretch of coast
- Pace
- Relaxed
- Best time
- Spring and autumn, with migrating birds and mild temperatures. In summer it works the same, but from mid-May to September you go up to Favàritx on the L43 bus from Maó.
What you’ll get
Online itinerary
Every day on your phone, stop by stop: times, how to get there and where to eat. Tick off what you’ve seen.
Interactive map
Every place numbered in the order you visit it, with its card and how to get there.
Downloadable PDF
The whole trip to carry offline: each day’s plan, place cards, transport and a rainy-day plan.
excursiaDiscover, enjoy, come backA 1-day itinerary around MenorcaS'Albufera des Grau: a day in the nature park
The lagoon and its hides, the village of Es Grau, the Camí de Cavalls along the coast and the black-slate lighthouse of Favàritx.
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Your trip at a glance
The lagoon and its hides, the village of Es Grau, the Camí de Cavalls along the coast and the black-slate lighthouse of Favàritx.
The days
- Day1The lagoon, the village and the lighthouseS’Albufera des Grau Nature Park · Es Grau
Your trip on the map
Each number is a place, in the order you visit it: you’ll find the same number on the day’s page and on its card.
- 1S’Albufera des Grau Nature Park
- 2Es Grau
- Day 1
- Day 1
- Day 1
The lagoon, the village and the lighthouse
East: s'Albufera des Grau Nature Park · About 40 km and 50 min by car in the whole dayBird hides in the morning, a swim and lunch in Es Grau, a stretch of coast and the slate lighthouse late in the afternoon.
09:00–11:30Morning1S’Albufera des Grau Nature Park
Start at the Rodríguez Femenias reception centre, with an exhibition on the park's landscapes. Three short, signposted trails leave from here through the lagoon, the woodland and the hides: with binoculars you will see herons, coots and, with luck, the osprey. It is Menorca's most important wetland.
Included when you buy12:00–15:30Midday2Es Grau
The little fishing village that gives the park its name, with a beach of calm, shallow water. A swim and lunch on a terrace over the water; opposite lies Illa d'en Colom.
Included when you buy Nature and hiking · Maó
1S’Albufera des Grau Nature Park
The heart of the Menorca Biosphere Reserve: a lagoon, dunes, woodland and coast with waymarked trails and birdwatching hides.
- Location
- Rodríguez Femenias visitor centre, Maó–Es Grau road, km 3.5
- Best time
- Morning
- Admission
- Included when you buy
- Time needed
- Included when you buy
And in the full itinerary
- 4 place cards, with opening times and parking
- How to reach every stop by car, bus or on foot
- Where to eat and a plan for every rainy day
- Useful phone numbers and the trip’s common questions
Opening hours and access change every season: confirm them the day before.
Real pages of this itinerary. What you see in grey arrives in full when you buy.
Itinerary
A preview with 50% of the stops. How to get there, where to eat, the tips and the rest of the trip come when you buy.
Day 1The lagoon, the village and the lighthouse
Morning
09:00–11:30
Maó
Midday
12:00–15:30
Maó
2 more stops on this day
With the plan for every stop, how to get there, where to eat, the rainy-day plan and a card for each place.
The places on the map
In green, the places of the preview. The grey ones, with a padlock, unlock when you buy: for now we only show you the area.
Places you’ll visit
The places of the preview open their card; the rest unlock when you buy.
Nature and hiking
The heart of the Menorca Biosphere Reserve: a lagoon, dunes, woodland and coast with waymarked trails and birdwatching hides.
Beaches and coves
A small fishing village with a very calm, shallow beach, the gateway to the s’Albufera des Grau Nature Park.
Nature and hiking
Place included when you buy
Day 1 · East: s'Albufera des Grau Nature Park
Charming places
Place included when you buy
Day 1 · East: s'Albufera des Grau Nature Park
What’s included
- A plan for every day with approximate times, from morning to night
- Online itinerary to mark each place as visited during your trip
- Interactive map with every place numbered in the order of the route
- Downloadable PDF with every detail, to use offline too
- How to get from one stop to the next: time, distance, parking and bus
- Several places to eat in each area, in case one is full
- An indoor alternative for rainy days
- Summer and winter opening hours and access restrictions
- A card for each place with the day and time of your visit, car parks and bus lines
- Which birds to see in each season and three or four recommendations near every stop
How it works
- Choose the itinerary and pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. No account needed.
- Once the payment is confirmed you see it on screen and get it by email: the link to your online itinerary, with the map, and the PDF.
- During the trip, open it on your phone and mark each place as visited. The PDF works offline.
- Arrives instantly, on screen and by email, as soon as the payment is confirmed
- Secure payment with Stripe: we never see your card
- No account: your link works on any device for a year
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