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The former hospital building on Illa del ReiCloister of the Museu de MenorcaAuditorium of the Teatre Principal in MaóThe Lithica quarries
  • History and culture
  • 3 days

Art and culture in Menorca

Menorca is also a trip for art: an international gallery on an island in Maó harbour, a museum telling three thousand years of history, one of the oldest opera houses in Spain, Talayotic villages that are World Heritage and quarries turned into a maze and a stage. Three days: one in Maó, one in the middle of the island and one in Ciutadella.

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Overview

Length
3 days
Spend in Menorca
€€€ · €85–155 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 · On foot
Effort
Very easyVisits on foot and short drives
Pace
Relaxed
Best time
All year. In summer Illa del Rei has daily boats; from November to March it only opens on Sunday mornings (do that day on a Sunday). The Teatre Principal programmes mainly from October to June; in summer it runs guided visits.

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.

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    A 3-day itinerary around Menorca

    Art and culture in Menorca

    The Hauser & Wirth gallery on Illa del Rei, the Museu de Menorca, an 1829 opera house and the Lithica quarries.

    3 daysEasy

  • Your trip at a glance

    The Hauser & Wirth gallery on Illa del Rei, the Museu de Menorca, an 1829 opera house and the Lithica quarries.

    The days

    1. Day1Maó: the museum, Illa del Rei and the theatreMuseu de Menorca · Mercat des Claustre and Mercat des Peix (Maó) · Illa del Rei · Teatre Principal de Maó
    2. Day2
    3. Day3

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  • 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.

    CiutadellaFerreriesEs MercadalAlaiorMaó1. Museu de Menorca12. Mercat des Claustre and Mercat des Peix (Maó)23. Illa del Rei34. Teatre Principal de Maó4
    1. 1Museu de Menorca
    2. 2Mercat des Claustre and Mercat des Peix (Maó)
    3. 3Illa del Rei
    4. 4Teatre Principal de Maó
    5. Day 2
    6. Day 2
    7. Day 2
    8. Day 3
    9. Day 3
    10. Day 3
    11. Day 3

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  • Day 1

    Maó: the museum, Illa del Rei and the theatre

    Maó · No car: all on foot and by boat

    The Museu de Menorca, the markets, the Hauser & Wirth gallery on Illa del Rei and a show at the Teatre Principal.

    10:00–12:00Morning

    1Museu de Menorca

    Three thousand years of the island's history in the former convent of Sant Francesc: Talayotic culture, the Romans and the British centuries.

    12:15–14:00Midday

    2Mercat des Claustre and Mercat des Peix (Maó)

    The market in the Carme cloister and, next door, the tapas bars of the Mercat des Peix.

    14:30–18:30Afternoon

    3Illa del Rei

    The Hauser & Wirth gallery in the former naval hospital: contemporary art exhibitions, the Piet Oudolf garden and the outdoor sculpture trail.

    20:00–22:30Evening

    4Teatre Principal de Maó

    Opera, a concert or a play in the Italian-style auditorium of 1829. Dinner afterwards in the harbour.

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  • History and culture · Maó

    1Museu de Menorca

    The reference museum for Menorca’s prehistory and history, in the former convent of Sant Francesc in Maó. Ideal for understanding the island before exploring it, and for a rainy day too.

    Location
    Plaça des Monestir, in Maó town centre
    Best time
    Morning
    Admission
    Time needed

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  • And in the full itinerary

    • 2 more days with their full plan
    • 11 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 36% of the stops. How to get there, where to eat, the tips and the rest of the trip come when you buy.

Day 1Maó: the museum, Illa del Rei and the theatre

  1. Morning

    10:00–12:00

    Maó

  2. Midday

    12:15–14:00

    Maó

  3. Afternoon

    14:30–18:30

    Maó

  4. Evening

    20:00–22:30

    Maó

2 more days included when you buy

With the plan for every stop, how to get there, where to eat, the rainy-day plan and a card for each place.

  • Day 2Middle: Maó, Alaior and Es Mercadal5 stops
  • Day 3West: Ciutadella4 stops

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.

CiutadellaFerreriesEs MercadalAlaiorMaó1. Museu de Menorca12. Mercat des Claustre and Mercat des Peix (Maó)23. Illa del Rei34. Teatre Principal de Maó4

Places you’ll visit

The places of the preview open their card; the rest unlock when you buy.

  • History and culture

    The reference museum for Menorca’s prehistory and history, in the former convent of Sant Francesc in Maó. Ideal for understanding the island before exploring it, and for a rainy day too.

  • Food and local markets

    Maó’s market, in the cloister of the former Carme convent, with stalls of local produce; next door, the fish market with tapas counters.

  • History and culture

    An island in Maó harbour with an old British military hospital turned into a museum, an early Christian basilica and the Hauser & Wirth art centre.

  • Nightlife and leisure

    Spain’s oldest opera house, opened in 1829. It programmes opera, concerts and theatre all year round.

  • History and culture

    Place included when you buy

    Day 2 · Middle: Maó, Alaior and Es Mercadal

  • History and culture

    Place included when you buy

    Day 2 · Middle: Maó, Alaior and Es Mercadal

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 2 · Middle: Maó, Alaior and Es Mercadal

  • History and culture

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · West: Ciutadella

  • History and culture

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · West: Ciutadella

  • History and culture

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · West: Ciutadella

  • Nightlife and leisure

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · West: Ciutadella

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
  • How to book the Illa del Rei boat and the Teatre Principal shows or visits

How it works

  1. Choose the itinerary and pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. No account needed.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
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  • No account: your link works on any device for a year
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Cloister gallery of the Museu de Menorca with display cases and amphorae

History and culture · Maó

Museu de Menorca

The reference museum for Menorca’s prehistory and history, in the former convent of Sant Francesc in Maó. Ideal for understanding the island before exploring it, and for a rainy day too.

About the museum

The Museu de Menorca is a public institution devoted to researching and sharing the island’s prehistory and history, with special attention to the Talayotic culture, World Heritage since 2023.

Its forerunner was Mahón’s Municipal Museum, opened on 4 November 1889 in the old Principal de Guardia building.

Tips

Allow an hour and a half to two hours. The ticket office closes half an hour before the museum.

Practical information

Municipality
Maó
Location
Plaça des Monestir, in Maó town centre
Best time
Morning
Time needed
1 h 30 min – 2 hours.
Admission
General admission €4; free on Sundays.
Opening hours
Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 to 19:00; Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10:00 to 14:00. Closed on Mondays. General admission €4; free on Sundays.
Facilities
Toilets in the museum; cafés and restaurants two minutes away in the centre of Maó.
Accessibility
It is in a former two-storey convent: ask at the ticket desk about step-free access.
What to bring
Nothing special: it is the perfect plan for a rainy day.
By car
Public car parks in Maó town centre (plaça del Carme, harbour). Blue-zone street parking is paid.
Parking
Public car parks in Maó town centre (blue-zone street parking is paid)
By bus
Every line arrives at Maó bus station, a 10-minute walk away. Within Maó, the town bus. Bus timetables: Island bus lines

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The Carme church in Maó, beside the cloister where the market is

Food and local markets · Maó

Mercat des Claustre and Mercat des Peix (Maó)

Maó’s market, in the cloister of the former Carme convent, with stalls of local produce; next door, the fish market with tapas counters.

What to taste

Mahón-Menorca cheese, sobrasada and carn i xua, ensaïmadas, and at the fish market, tapas of the day’s catch at the counters.

The cloister has a wonderful view over the harbour.

Practical information

Municipality
Maó
Location
Plaça del Carme, Maó
Best time
Morning
Time needed
45 minutes – 1 hour.
Admission
Free.
Opening hours
Mercat des Claustre: Monday to Saturday 9:00 to 21:00 and Sundays 8:00 to 14:00. Mercat des Peix: Tuesday to Saturday 7:00 to 14:00.
Facilities
Local produce stalls, tapas bars and a supermarket on the ground floor.
Accessibility
The glass lift at Costa de ses Voltes goes up from the harbour to the plaça del Carme.
What to bring
A bag for your shopping.
By car
Public car park under plaça del Carme, in Maó town centre.
Parking
Public car park under plaça del Carme
By bus
Maó bus station and a 10-minute walk. Bus timetables: Island bus lines

See the details

Illa del Rei in Maó harbour with the old hospital

History and culture · Maó

Illa del Rei

An island in Maó harbour with an old British military hospital turned into a museum, an early Christian basilica and the Hauser & Wirth art centre.

What to see

The hospital, built by the British in the 18th century, has been restored for years by a volunteer foundation, which shows its wards and its collection of naval and medical history.

On the same island is the Hauser & Wirth contemporary art gallery, with a garden by landscape designer Piet Oudolf.

Practical information

Municipality
Maó
Location
Maó harbour; reached by boat
Best time
Morning
Time needed
Half a day, including the boat.
Admission
The return boat costs about €10 (under-18s €5). The Hauser & Wirth gallery and the garden are free.
Opening hours
From mid-June to mid-September, daily boats from Maó harbour. Museum and canteen Wednesday to Sunday 10:00 to 16:15; guided visit of the hospital at 11:00. In winter (November to March), only on Sunday mornings, by boat from the Hospital de Cala Fontanillas jetty (Es Castell).
Facilities
Canteen and restaurant on the island; toilets.
Accessibility
There is a step to board the boat; on the island, flat paths.
What to bring
A cap and water for the garden and the sculpture trail.
By car
Park at Maó harbour; the island can only be reached by boat.
By bus
Bus to Maó station and a 10-minute walk to the boats in the harbour. Bus timetables: Island bus lines

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Stalls and red boxes of the Teatre Principal de Maó

Nightlife and leisure · Maó

Teatre Principal de Maó

Spain’s oldest opera house, opened in 1829. It programmes opera, concerts and theatre all year round.

An opera house from 1829

Its Italian-style auditorium, with horseshoe boxes, was restored at the beginning of this century. Maó’s love of opera dates back to the 18th century.

A great option for a rainy evening in Maó.

Practical information

Municipality
Maó
Location
Costa d’en Deià, Maó
Best time
Evening (depending on the programme)
Time needed
The guided visit, 1 hour.
Admission
Tickets depend on the show. Guided visits in summer, €8 (book on +34 971 355 603).
Opening hours
Check the programme and ticket sales on its website.
Facilities
Box office at the theatre and online sales.
Accessibility
Ask the box office about accessible seats.
What to bring
Your ticket or your guided-visit booking.
By car
Public car parks in Maó town centre.
Parking
Public car parks in Maó town centre
By bus
Maó station and a 10-minute walk. Bus timetables: Island bus lines

See the details

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