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Lighthouses and villages of Menorca

One day for each coast of the island, never crossing it twice. The east of slate lighthouses and fishing villages; the wild north from the roof of Menorca to Cape Cavalleria; and the west, with Ciutadella and the island’s two best sunsets.

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Overview

Length
3 days
Spend in Menorca
€€ · €45–85 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
Effort
EasyShort walks on uneven ground and quite a lot of driving
Pace
Balanced
Best time
From April to October. In season, Favàritx (mid-May to September) and Punta Nati at sunset (July and August) can only be reached by shuttle bus: the itinerary tells you how.

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

    Lighthouses and villages of Menorca

    Three days, three coasts: Favàritx and Es Grau, Monte Toro and Cavalleria, Ciutadella and Punta Nati.

    3 daysModerate

  • Your trip at a glance

    Three days, three coasts: Favàritx and Es Grau, Monte Toro and Cavalleria, Ciutadella and Punta Nati.

    The days

    1. Day1The east: Favàritx, Es Grau and La MolaFavàritx lighthouse · Es Grau · La Mola fortress · Cales Fonts (Es Castell)
    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. Favàritx lighthouse12. Es Grau23. La Mola fortress34. Cales Fonts (Es Castell)4
    1. 1Favàritx lighthouse
    2. 2Es Grau
    3. 3La Mola fortress
    4. 4Cales Fonts (Es Castell)
    5. Day 2
    6. Day 2
    7. Day 2
    8. Day 2
    9. Day 3
    10. Day 3
    11. Day 3
    12. Day 3

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  • Day 1

    The east: Favàritx, Es Grau and La Mola

    East: Maó and the s’Albufera des Grau Nature Park · About 60 km and 1 h 30 min of driving

    The slate lighthouse, a swim in Es Grau, La Mola fortress and dinner in Cales Fonts.

    09:15–11:15Morning

    1Favàritx lighthouse

    A walk around the black slate cape and the lighthouse, and down to Presili cove along the Camí de Cavalls (20 min).

    11:45–15:30Midday

    2Es Grau

    A swim at the calm beach of Es Grau and lunch facing the sea.

    16:30–18:30Afternoon

    3La Mola fortress

    A visit to Isabel II’s fortress, with its underground galleries and views over the harbour mouth.

    19:30–22:30Evening

    4Cales Fonts (Es Castell)

    Sunset in the little harbour of Es Castell and dinner at tables by the water.

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  • Charming places · Maó

    1Favàritx lighthouse

    A black-and-white striped lighthouse on a cape of dark slate, inside the s’Albufera des Grau Nature Park. One of Menorca’s most striking landscapes.

    Location
    Cap de Favàritx, north of Maó, inside the s’Albufera des Grau Nature Park
    Best time
    Morning or late afternoon
    Admission
    Time needed

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  • And in the full itinerary

    • 2 more days with their full plan
    • 12 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 31% of the stops. How to get there, where to eat, the tips and the rest of the trip come when you buy.

Day 1The east: Favàritx, Es Grau and La Mola

  1. Morning

    09:15–11:15

    Maó

  2. Midday

    11:45–15:30

    Maó

  3. Afternoon

    16:30–18:30

    Maó

  4. Evening

    19:30–22:30

    Es Castell

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 2Centre and north: Es Mercadal5 stops
  • Day 3West: Ciutadella5 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. Favàritx lighthouse12. Es Grau23. La Mola fortress34. Cales Fonts (Es Castell)4

Places you’ll visit

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

  • Charming places

    A black-and-white striped lighthouse on a cape of dark slate, inside the s’Albufera des Grau Nature Park. One of Menorca’s most striking landscapes.

  • Beaches and coves

    A small fishing village with a very calm, shallow beach, the gateway to the s’Albufera des Grau Nature Park.

  • History and culture

    Isabel II’s fortress, built in the 19th century to defend the entrance to Maó harbour. Underground galleries, bastions and a large Vavasseur gun at Spain’s easternmost point.

  • Charming places

    The little harbour of Es Castell, at the mouth of Maó harbour: old fishermen’s caves turned into restaurants with tables by the water.

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 2 · Centre and north: Es Mercadal

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 2 · Centre and north: Es Mercadal

  • Beaches and coves

    Place included when you buy

    Day 2 · Centre and north: Es Mercadal

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 2 · Centre and north: Es Mercadal

  • History and culture

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · West: Ciutadella

  • Nightlife and leisure

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · West: Ciutadella

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · West: Ciutadella

  • Charming places

    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
  • Timetables of the summer shuttle buses to Favàritx and Punta Nati

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
  • Secure payment with Stripe: we never see your card
  • No account: your link works on any device

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Favàritx lighthouse with black and white stripes on the dark rocky cape

Charming places · Maó

Favàritx lighthouse

A black-and-white striped lighthouse on a cape of dark slate, inside the s’Albufera des Grau Nature Park. One of Menorca’s most striking landscapes.

A cape of slate

Unlike the rest of the north coast, the rock here is black, heavily eroded slate, which gives the cape an almost lunar look. The lighthouse, from 1922, has become one of the island’s most recognisable images.

Close by are the coves of Presili and Tortuga, which you reach on foot along the Camí de Cavalls.

Before you go

It’s a protected area: there are no bars and no shade. In summer, plan your visit around the shuttle bus times and bring water.

Practical information

Municipality
Maó
Location
Cap de Favàritx, north of Maó, inside the s’Albufera des Grau Nature Park
Best time
Morning or late afternoon
Time needed
45 minutes at the lighthouse; 1 h 30 min if you walk down to the Presili and Tortuga coves.
Admission
Free. In summer you only pay the L43 bus (€3.60).
Seasonal access
From mid-May to 30 September you can’t drive up: bus L43 from Maó bus station (first departure around 9:45 and last return around 19:45; €3.60 ticket). From October to mid-May you can drive there.
Facilities
None: no bar, no toilets, no shade.
Accessibility
Flat ground by the lighthouse. The path to the coves is earth and loose stone: not for pushchairs.
What to bring
Water, a cap and sun cream.
By car
From Maó, 25 min (16 km) along the Fornells road and the Favàritx turn-off. Only from October to mid-May: in season the road is closed to cars.
Parking
From October to mid-May, a small car park at the end of the road
By bus
Line L43 Maó–Favàritx from Maó bus station, from mid-May to 30 September. Stops at the lighthouse and at the beach paths. Bus timetables: Favàritx bus
White houses and boats of Es Grau by the water

Beaches and coves · Maó

Es Grau

A small fishing village with a very calm, shallow beach, the gateway to the s’Albufera des Grau Nature Park.

What it’s like

The beach sits in a sheltered bay, with sand and water that stays shallow for many metres: one of the best for small children.

The village has restaurants with terraces over the water, and paths lead from here to the lagoon and the Camí de Cavalls.

Practical information

Municipality
Maó
Location
9 km from Maó
Best time
Morning and midday
Time needed
2–4 hours.
Admission
Free.
Facilities
Bars and restaurants in the village; lifeguard and kayak hire in season.
Accessibility
An accessible beach with shallow water: very easy with small children.
What to bring
If you paddle out to Illa d'en Colom: swimwear, water and sun cream.
By car
From Maó, 15 min (9 km). Free parking at the entrance to the village.
Parking
Free car park at the entrance to the village
By bus
Line L23 Maó–Es Grau, all year round, more often in summer. Bus timetables: Beach buses
Main gate of La Mola fortress in Maó

History and culture · Maó

La Mola fortress

Isabel II’s fortress, built in the 19th century to defend the entrance to Maó harbour. Underground galleries, bastions and a large Vavasseur gun at Spain’s easternmost point.

The fortress

It was built between 1848 and 1875 and is one of the best examples of fortification of its time in Europe. You walk through loopholed galleries, the Queen’s Gate and the gun battery.

Part of the visit is underground, so it’s a good option on very hot days or in light rain.

Practical information

Municipality
Maó
Location
La Mola peninsula, at the northern mouth of Maó harbour
Best time
Morning or afternoon (a visit of about 2 h)
Time needed
2–3 hours.
Admission
General admission €8.25, at the ticket office only.
Opening hours
From April to September, 10:00 to 20:00 (June to August, until 20:30). October, 10:00 to 18:00–19:30. February, March and November, 10:00 to 14:00 (closed on Mondays). Closed in January and from 9 December. General admission €8.25, at the ticket office only.
Facilities
Audio guides in six languages, buggy hire by the hour and rest areas with drinks machines and toilets. No café.
Accessibility
The site is huge: the ticket office tells you which routes suit pushchairs and reduced mobility, and you can hire a buggy.
What to bring
Water, a cap and your phone torch for the galleries.
By car
From Maó, 15 min (8 km) round the harbour along the La Mola road. Free parking.
Parking
Free car park at the fortress
By bus
No bus goes to the fortress: take a taxi from Maó (about 15 minutes).
Boats moored in front of the colourful houses of Cales Fonts

Charming places · Es Castell

Cales Fonts (Es Castell)

The little harbour of Es Castell, at the mouth of Maó harbour: old fishermen’s caves turned into restaurants with tables by the water.

The easternmost harbour

Es Castell grew as the suburb of Sant Felip castle during British rule: hence its parade ground and Georgian-style houses.

Cales Fonts is the cove where boats took shelter; today it’s one of the liveliest places for an evening stroll.

Practical information

Municipality
Es Castell
Location
Es Castell, 3 km from Maó
Best time
Sunset and dinner
Time needed
1–2 hours (a stroll and dinner).
Admission
Free.
Facilities
Restaurants and bars by the water; shops, cash machines and a chemist in Es Castell.
Accessibility
You walk down to the harbour by sloping streets or steps; the quay itself is flat.
What to bring
A dinner booking in July and August.
By car
From Maó, 8 min (3 km). In summer, park in the upper part of Es Castell and walk down.
Parking
Street parking in Es Castell; in summer, better park at the top and walk down
By bus
Line Maó–Es Castell, with frequent departures from Maó town centre. Bus timetables: Island bus lines

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