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Maó in a day, on foot

Menorca’s capital in a day and without a car: the Claustre and Peix markets in the morning, the Museu de Menorca, down to the harbour by the Costa de ses Voltes steps, lunch on the Moll de Ponent, a tasting at the Mahón gin distillery and, as evening falls, dinner by the water in Cales Fonts.

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
On foot · By bus
Effort
EasyAbout 6 km on foot in the whole day, with slopes and steps
Pace
Balanced
Best time
All year, Tuesday to Saturday: the Mercat des Peix and the museum close on Mondays, and on Sundays only the Claustre opens in the morning. In winter, check your dinner in Cales Fonts: some restaurants close on weekdays.

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.

Real pages of this itinerary. What you see in grey arrives in full when you buy.

Itinerary

A preview with 40% of the stops. How to get there, where to eat, the tips and the rest of the trip come when you buy.

Day 1From the market to the harbour, no car
  1. Morning

    09:30–11:00

    Maó

  2. Morning

    11:15–13:00

    Maó

  • MiddayStop included when you buy
  • AfternoonStop included when you buy
  • SunsetStop included when you buy

3 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.

CiutadellaFerreriesEs MercadalAlaiorMaó1. Mercat des Claustre and Mercat des Peix (Maó)12. Museu de Menorca2

Places you’ll visit

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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 get around without a car: on foot, by bus and by taxi

How it works

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  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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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 (opens in a new tab)
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 (opens in a new tab)

Necessary

Cart, currency and remembering this choice. Always on.

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