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Fornells and the north coast in a day
The north coast is Menorca at its wildest: dark rock, reddish sand and the tramontana wind. A full day around Fornells, the fishing village famous for lobster caldereta, with the history of its British tower, the bay by kayak, an unspoilt red-sand cove and sunset over the Cavalleria cliffs. After each stop, what is worth it a few minutes away.
Overview
- Length
- 1 day
- Spend in Menorca
- €€€€ · €140–265 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
- ModerateA 35-minute walk to the cove along a path with no shade
- Pace
- Balanced
- Best time
- May to October: the lobster restaurants open in season and the northern sea is calm. With a strong tramontana, swap the cove for a walk around the bay.
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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Fornells bay and tower, lobster caldereta, a red-sand cove and sunset at Menorca's northernmost lighthouse.
1 dayModerate
Your trip at a glance
Fornells bay and tower, lobster caldereta, a red-sand cove and sunset at Menorca's northernmost lighthouse.
The days
- Day1Fornells, Pregonda and CavalleriaFornells · Cala Pregonda
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.
- 1Fornells
- 2Cala Pregonda
- Day 1
- Day 1
Fornells, Pregonda and Cavalleria
North: Es Mercadal · About 60 km and 1 h 15 min by car in the whole dayThe tower and the bay in the morning, caldereta at lunchtime, a red cove in the afternoon and sunset on the cape.
09:30–16:00Morning · Midday1Fornells
Fornells grew up in the shelter of a huge, calm bay. At the end of the 18th century the British built the defence tower that watches over the entrance: climb it to see why this harbour was so coveted. Then an hour of kayaking or paddle boarding on the bay, one of the best on the island for beginners because there are hardly any waves.
Included when you buyLobster caldereta: a lobster stew with sofrito, eaten from an earthenware pot with slices of bread. It is expensive and is ordered when you book.
Included when you buy16:30–19:00Afternoon2Cala Pregonda
A cove of reddish sand and rock with islets offshore and pine trees: it looks like another island. You reach it on foot from Binimel·là beach along the Camí de Cavalls. No facilities.
Included when you buy Charming places · Es Mercadal
1Fornells
A fishing village in the north, at the end of a large, calm bay. It’s famous for its lobster stew and its 18th-century defence tower.
- Location
- Fornells bay, 9 km from Es Mercadal
- Best time
- Midday (for lunch) or afternoon
- Admission
- Included when you buy
- Time needed
- Included when you buy
And in the full itinerary
- 3 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 67% of the stops. How to get there, where to eat, the tips and the rest of the trip come when you buy.
Day 1Fornells, Pregonda and Cavalleria
Morning · Midday
09:30–16:00
Es Mercadal
Afternoon
16:30–19:00
Es Mercadal
1 more stop 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.
Charming places
A fishing village in the north, at the end of a large, calm bay. It’s famous for its lobster stew and its 18th-century defence tower.
Beaches and coves
An unspoilt cove in the north with reddish sand and rocks and islets off the shore. You reach it on foot from Binimel·là in about 35 minutes.
Charming places
Place included when you buy
Day 1 · North: Es Mercadal
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
- The history of each place 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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