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Artrutx lighthouse at sunsetTerraces of Cova d'en XoroiPunta Nati lighthouseView from Monte Toro
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  • 4 days

Sunsets and viewpoints of Menorca

An itinerary built around the light: each day ends at one of the island's best sunsets and starts at a viewpoint. The cave hanging from the cliff at Cova d'en Xoroi, Cape Cavalleria above the north coast, Artrutx lighthouse facing Mallorca and the stone plain of Punta Nati. In between, Binibeca, Monte Toro, Fornells, Ciutadella and the southern coves, always at the time they look their best.

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Overview

Length
4 days
Spend in Menorca
€€ · €45–95 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
Effort
EasyShort walks and quite a lot of driving; the longest walk is 35 minutes
Pace
Relaxed
Best time
April to October: Cova d'en Xoroi only opens in season. In July and August you go up to Punta Nati at sunset by shuttle bus and to Macarella by bus. In spring and autumn the sun sets earlier (between 19:00 and 20:30) and the day's times move forward.

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 back
    A 4-day itinerary around Menorca

    Sunsets and viewpoints of Menorca

    Four different sunsets: a cave above the sea, Cape Cavalleria, Artrutx lighthouse and Punta Nati.

    4 daysEasy

  • Your trip at a glance

    Four different sunsets: a cave above the sea, Cape Cavalleria, Artrutx lighthouse and Punta Nati.

    The days

    1. Day1The south-east: Binibeca and the cave above the seaMaó: town centre and harbour · Binibeca Vell · Cales Coves · Cova d’en Xoroi
    2. Day2
    3. Day3
    4. Day4

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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. Maó: town centre and harbour12. Binibeca Vell23. Cales Coves34. Cova d’en Xoroi4
    1. 1Maó: town centre and harbour
    2. 2Binibeca Vell
    3. 3Cales Coves
    4. 4Cova d’en Xoroi
    5. Day 2
    6. Day 2
    7. Day 2
    8. Day 2
    9. Day 3
    10. Day 3
    11. Day 3
    12. Day 3
    13. Day 4
    14. Day 4
    15. Day 4
    16. Day 4

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  • Day 1

    The south-east: Binibeca and the cave above the sea

    South-east: Maó, Sant Lluís and Alaior · About 45 km and 1 h by car

    Maó harbour from above, the white lanes of Binibeca and sunset at Cova d'en Xoroi.

    09:30–12:30Morning

    1Maó: town centre and harbour

    Maó from its viewpoints: the plaza de la Miranda and the walks above one of the largest natural harbours in the world. Go down to the quay in the Costa de ses Voltes lift.

    13:00–16:00Midday

    2Binibeca Vell

    The white houses of Binibeca Vell and lunch with your feet almost in the water.

    16:45–18:45Afternoon

    3Cales Coves

    The cove of prehistoric caves late in the day, when the light turns the cliff golden.

    19:15–21:30Sunset

    4Cova d’en Xoroi

    The cave hanging from the cliff, with terraces in the rock facing west. A cocktail and the sun dropping into the sea.

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  • History and culture · Maó

    1Maó: town centre and harbour

    Menorca’s capital overlooks one of the largest natural harbours in the Mediterranean. Above, the historic centre; below, the Moll de Ponent with restaurants and bars.

    Location
    Maó: plaça de s’Esplanada, Santa Maria church and the Moll de Ponent
    Best time
    All day
    Admission
    Time needed

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  • And in the full itinerary

    • 3 more days with their full plan
    • 16 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 25% of the stops. How to get there, where to eat, the tips and the rest of the trip come when you buy.

Day 1The south-east: Binibeca and the cave above the sea

  1. Morning

    09:30–12:30

    Maó

  2. Midday

    13:00–16:00

    Sant Lluís

  3. Afternoon

    16:45–18:45

    Alaior

  4. Sunset

    19:15–21:30

    Alaior

3 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 and north: Es Mercadal4 stops
  • Day 3West: Ciutadella4 stops
  • Day 4West: 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. Maó: town centre and harbour12. Binibeca Vell23. Cales Coves34. Cova d’en Xoroi4

Places you’ll visit

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

  • History and culture

    Menorca’s capital overlooks one of the largest natural harbours in the Mediterranean. Above, the historic centre; below, the Moll de Ponent with restaurants and bars.

  • Charming places

    A cluster of white houses in the style of a fishing village, built by the sea in the 1960s. Its alleys are among the most photographed in Menorca.

  • History and culture

    Menorca’s largest prehistoric necropolis: about 90 burial caves carved into the cliffs of two joined coves, reached on foot.

  • Nightlife and leisure

    A natural cave halfway down the Cala en Porter cliff turned into a bar with terraces over the sea to watch the sunset, and a club at night.

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 2 · Middle and north: Es Mercadal

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 2 · Middle and north: Es Mercadal

  • Beaches and coves

    Place included when you buy

    Day 2 · Middle and north: Es Mercadal

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 2 · Middle and north: 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

  • Beaches and coves

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · West: Ciutadella

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · West: Ciutadella

  • History and culture

    Place included when you buy

    Day 4 · West: Ciutadella

  • Beaches and coves

    Place included when you buy

    Day 4 · West: Ciutadella

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 4 · West: Ciutadella

  • Nightlife and leisure

    Place included when you buy

    Day 4 · 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
  • Where to stand at each viewpoint and when to arrive for the best light

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.
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View of Maó harbour with boats and the houses on the cliff

History and culture · Maó

Maó: town centre and harbour

Menorca’s capital overlooks one of the largest natural harbours in the Mediterranean. Above, the historic centre; below, the Moll de Ponent with restaurants and bars.

What to see

Santa Maria church, with its great organ; plaça de la Constitució with the town hall; the Claustre del Carme, now a market; and the Costa de ses Voltes steps down to the harbour.

The harbour is about 5 km long, with the Illa del Rei and the Lazaretto in it. Sightseeing boats leave from the Moll de Ponent for a tour around it.

Practical information

Municipality
Maó
Location
Maó: plaça de s’Esplanada, Santa Maria church and the Moll de Ponent
Best time
All day
Time needed
Half a day.
Admission
Free.
Facilities
Everything: markets, bars, restaurants, shops and chemists.
Accessibility
The centre is 25 metres above the harbour: the glass lift at Costa de ses Voltes takes you up in a minute and saves about a hundred steps.
What to bring
Comfortable shoes.
By car
Public car parks at the harbour and in the centre. The old town is best seen on foot.
Parking
Public car parks at the harbour and in the centre
By bus
Every line ends at Maó bus station, next to s'Esplanada square. Bus timetables: Island bus lines

See the details

Alley of white houses and a boat pulled up in Binibeca Vell

Charming places · Sant Lluís

Binibeca Vell

A cluster of white houses in the style of a fishing village, built by the sea in the 1960s. Its alleys are among the most photographed in Menorca.

A village that is a development

Although it looks like an old village, Binibeca Vell was designed in 1964 imitating the architecture of Mediterranean fishing villages: whitewashed walls, wooden doors and windows and narrow passages.

The houses are private homes, so the community asks visitors to come quietly and within the permitted hours.

Nearby

Five minutes on foot is Binibèquer beach, with the Los Bucaneros beach bar, and ten minutes by car, Punta Prima.

Practical information

Municipality
Sant Lluís
Location
South coast of Sant Lluís, 10 km from Maó
Best time
Morning, before 11:00
Time needed
45 minutes – 1 hour.
Admission
Free.
Opening hours
It’s a private, lived-in development: visits are allowed from 10:00 to 22:00, all year.
Facilities
Bars, restaurants, souvenir shops and a small supermarket; free public toilets on the main street.
Accessibility
Narrow lanes with steps: with a pushchair you can see the lower part; with a wheelchair, only some stretches.
What to bring
Comfortable shoes. People live here: visit quietly and between 10:00 and 22:00.
By car
From Maó, 15 min (10 km) along the Me-8 and the Binibèquer road. Parking at the entrance; in summer it fills up around 11:00.
Parking
Car park at the entrance to the village; in summer it fills up by mid-morning
By bus
Line Maó–Sant Lluís–Binibèquer (and the loop via Binissafúller), from Maó bus station. Bus timetables: Beach buses

See the details

Cliffs with carved caves and boats at anchor in Cales Coves

History and culture · Alaior

Cales Coves

Menorca’s largest prehistoric necropolis: about 90 burial caves carved into the cliffs of two joined coves, reached on foot.

Bronze Age caves

The caves were carved into the rock as collective tombs from the end of the Bronze Age and were used for centuries. You can’t go inside them.

The two coves have no facilities: bring water, closed shoes and a charged phone.

Practical information

Municipality
Alaior
Location
Between Sant Climent and Cala en Porter
Best time
Morning or afternoon
Time needed
1–3 hours, longer if you swim.
Admission
Free.
Facilities
None: no bar, no toilets, no lifeguard.
Accessibility
A 15-minute walk from the car park along a stony track: not for pushchairs or wheelchairs.
What to bring
Water, food, water shoes and a snorkel mask. The caves are a protected necropolis: do not go into the closed ones.
By car
From Maó, 20 min (15 km) via Sant Climent to the Son Vitamina roundabout. Free parking and a 15-minute walk.
Parking
Free car park about 750 m away (turn off at the Son Vitamina roundabout); 15 minutes on foot along a stony path
By bus
No direct bus. The nearest is the Maó–Sant Climent–Cala en Porter line; take a taxi from there. Bus timetables: Beach buses

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Cala en Porter cliff with the terraces of the Cova d’en Xoroi

Nightlife and leisure · Alaior

Cova d’en Xoroi

A natural cave halfway down the Cala en Porter cliff turned into a bar with terraces over the sea to watch the sunset, and a club at night.

The cave

The terraces hang over the sea dozens of metres up. Legend says a pirate, Xoroi, lived in the cave after kidnapping a young woman from Alaior.

Sunset tickets sell out in summer: buy them on its website in advance.

Practical information

Municipality
Alaior
Location
Cala en Porter (Alaior)
Best time
Sunset
Time needed
1–2 hours.
Admission
By day, from €15 (children €8) with one drink; at sunset and at night it costs more. Buy your ticket online.
Opening hours
2026 season: April and May, daily from 15:00 until sunset; June to August, 11:30 until sunset; September, the same until the 27th; October, 15:00 until sunset until the 25th. Closed from late October to March. Night sessions from 23:00 (over-18s). Paid entry.
Facilities
Bar with terraces in the rock, and toilets.
Accessibility
Lots of stone steps: not accessible for wheelchairs or pushchairs.
What to bring
A ticket bought online: the queue is much shorter.
By car
From Maó, 20 min (15 km) via Sant Climent. Park in the Cala en Porter resort and walk down.
Parking
Parking in the Cala en Porter resort
By bus
Line Maó–Sant Climent–Cala en Porter. To get back at night, book a taxi. Bus timetables: Beach buses

See the details

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