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  • 5 days

Menorca by bike

Menorca is small, nearly flat and full of country lanes between dry-stone walls: ideal for cycling, even better on an e-bike. Five days from two bases, Ciutadella and Maó, with stages of 20 to 40 km that always end at a cove or a terrace: the naveta and Punta Nati, the southern coves, the road the British built, Fornells bay, the lagoon and the white villages of the south-east.

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Overview

Length
5 days
Spend in Menorca
€€€ · €60–125 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 bike
Effort
ActiveStages of 20 to 40 km a day on country roads; with an e-bike, within anyone's reach
Pace
Make every minute count
Best time
March to June and September to November: mild temperatures and little traffic. In July and August, set off at 8:00 and finish before 13:00. With a strong tramontana, swap the northern stages for the southern ones.

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 5-day itinerary around Menorca

    Menorca by bike

    Five days cycling between dry-stone walls: west of Ciutadella, the Camí d'en Kane, Fornells, the lagoon and the south-east.

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  • Your trip at a glance

    Five days cycling between dry-stone walls: west of Ciutadella, the Camí d'en Kane, Fornells, the lagoon and the south-east.

    The days

    1. Day1The naveta, the quarries and Punta NatiCiutadella old town · Naveta des Tudons · Lithica, Pedreres de s’Hostal · Ciutadella old town · Punta Nati lighthouse
    2. Day2The southern coves of CiutadellaCala Turqueta · Artrutx lighthouse · Ciutadella harbour
    3. Day3
    4. Day4
    5. Day5

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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. Ciutadella old town12. Naveta des Tudons23. Lithica, Pedreres de s’Hostal34. Punta Nati lighthouse45. Cala Turqueta56. Artrutx lighthouse67. Ciutadella harbour7
    1. 1Ciutadella old town
    2. 2Naveta des Tudons
    3. 3Lithica, Pedreres de s’Hostal
    4. 4Punta Nati lighthouse
    5. 5Cala Turqueta
    6. 6Artrutx lighthouse
    7. 7Ciutadella harbour
    8. Day 3
    9. Day 3
    10. Day 3
    11. Day 4
    12. Day 4
    13. Day 4
    14. Day 5
    15. Day 5

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  • Day 1

    The naveta, the quarries and Punta Nati

    West: Ciutadella · By bike: about 28 km, nearly flat

    An easy first stage: Naveta des Tudons, Lithica and sunset at Punta Nati by bike.

    09:00–09:45Morning

    1Ciutadella old town

    Pick up the bike (an e-bike is best if you don't cycle much) and adjust the saddle and gears before setting off.

    10:15–11:00Morning

    2Naveta des Tudons

    The island's most famous prehistoric monument, along the Camí Vell de Maó, a country road with hardly any traffic.

    11:30–13:00Midday

    3Lithica, Pedreres de s’Hostal

    The marès quarries, on the way back towards Ciutadella.

    13:30–17:30Midday

    1Ciutadella old town

    Lunch and a rest in the centre.

    18:45–20:45Sunset

    4Punta Nati lighthouse

    7 km along the CF-5, among dry-stone huts and walls, to the lighthouse to watch the sun sink into the sea. Ride back with lights.

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  • Day 2

    The southern coves of Ciutadella

    South-west: Ciutadella · By bike: about 40 km with gentle climbs

    A ride through the countryside to Cala Turqueta, a swim and back via Cala en Bosc and Artrutx lighthouse.

    08:30–13:30Morning

    5Cala Turqueta

    Along the Camí de Sant Joan de Missa, a country road between estates, to Cala Turqueta. A swim and a sandwich in the shade of the pines.

    15:00–17:30Afternoon

    6Artrutx lighthouse

    Back through the west to the point of Artrutx and a rest in Cala en Bosc.

    20:30–23:00Evening

    7Ciutadella harbour

    Dinner in the harbour (and a rest for your legs).

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  • History and culture · Ciutadella de Menorca

    1Ciutadella old town

    Menorca’s old capital: palaces, the Gothic cathedral, plaça des Born and the arcaded streets of Ses Voltes, all on foot within less than a kilometre.

    Location
    Ciutadella town centre, between plaça des Born and the cathedral
    Best time
    Morning or from 18:00 in summer
    Admission
    Time needed

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  • And in the full itinerary

    • 3 more days with their full plan
    • 15 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 47% of the stops. How to get there, where to eat, the tips and the rest of the trip come when you buy.

Day 1The naveta, the quarries and Punta Nati

  1. Morning

    09:00–09:45

    Ciutadella de Menorca

  2. Morning

    10:15–11:00

    Ciutadella de Menorca

  3. Midday

    11:30–13:00

    Ciutadella de Menorca

  4. Midday

    13:30–17:30

    Ciutadella de Menorca

  5. Sunset

    18:45–20:45

    Ciutadella de Menorca

Day 2The southern coves of Ciutadella

  1. Morning

    08:30–13:30

    Ciutadella de Menorca

  2. Afternoon

    15:00–17:30

    Ciutadella de Menorca

  3. Evening

    20:30–23:00

    Ciutadella de Menorca

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 3Middle and north: Es Mercadal3 stops
  • Day 4East: Maó and Es Grau4 stops
  • Day 5South-east: Sant Lluís and Es Castell3 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. Ciutadella old town12. Naveta des Tudons23. Lithica, Pedreres de s’Hostal34. Punta Nati lighthouse45. Cala Turqueta56. Artrutx lighthouse67. Ciutadella harbour7

Places you’ll visit

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

  • History and culture

    Menorca’s old capital: palaces, the Gothic cathedral, plaça des Born and the arcaded streets of Ses Voltes, all on foot within less than a kilometre.

  • History and culture

    A collective tomb shaped like an upturned boat, used roughly between 1200 and 750 BC. It’s Menorca’s most emblematic prehistoric monument.

  • History and culture

    Old marès stone quarries turned into a visitor space with labyrinths, gardens and an amphitheatre carved into the stone. They explain how Menorca was built.

  • Charming places

    A 1913 lighthouse on Ciutadella’s north coast, about 7 km from the centre, surrounded by a landscape of dry-stone walls. One of the island’s best sunsets.

  • Beaches and coves

    An unspoilt cove south of Ciutadella with white sand, turquoise water and pine woods down to the shore. No buildings around it.

  • Charming places

    A black-and-white striped lighthouse at the south-western tip of Menorca, next to Cala en Bosc. Facing Mallorca, it’s another great spot for sunset.

  • Nightlife and leisure

    Ciutadella’s narrow, elongated natural harbour gathers terraces, restaurants and cocktail bars: where people dine and go out in the west of the island.

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · Middle and north: Es Mercadal

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · Middle and north: Es Mercadal

  • History and culture

    Place included when you buy

    Day 3 · Middle and north: Es Mercadal

  • History and culture

    Place included when you buy

    Day 4 · East: Maó and Es Grau

  • Nature and hiking

    Place included when you buy

    Day 4 · East: Maó and Es Grau

  • Beaches and coves

    Place included when you buy

    Day 4 · East: Maó and Es Grau

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 5 · South-east: Sant Lluís and Es Castell

  • Charming places

    Place included when you buy

    Day 5 · South-east: Sant Lluís and Es Castell

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
  • Bike rental shops in Ciutadella and Maó and which country roads to take on each stage

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Façade of Ciutadella cathedral on the cathedral square

History and culture · Ciutadella de Menorca

Ciutadella old town

Menorca’s old capital: palaces, the Gothic cathedral, plaça des Born and the arcaded streets of Ses Voltes, all on foot within less than a kilometre.

What to see

Plaça des Born, with its obelisk and the town hall on the walls; the cathedral, built on the site of the old mosque after the Catalan conquest of 1287; and the Ses Voltes arcades, full of shops.

From the Born you walk down to the harbour, where many of the town’s restaurants are.

Tip

On rainy days, Ses Voltes and the cathedral let you carry on your visit under cover.

Practical information

Municipality
Ciutadella de Menorca
Location
Ciutadella town centre, between plaça des Born and the cathedral
Best time
Morning or from 18:00 in summer
Time needed
2–3 hours.
Admission
Free; so is the cathedral, during its visiting hours.
Opening hours
Cathedral (free visit): 8:00 to 13:00 and 18:00 to 20:00; no tourist visits on Sundays and public holidays.
Facilities
Bars, restaurants, shops and chemists all over the centre.
Accessibility
A fairly flat pedestrian centre with cobbled streets; the Ses Voltes arcades give shade.
What to bring
Comfortable shoes and, in summer, a hat for the middle of the day.
By car
From Maó, 50 min (45 km) along the Me-1. Park on the ring roads (Contramurada): the centre is pedestrian.
Parking
Car parks on the ring roads (Contramurada); the historic centre is pedestrian
By bus
Line Maó–Ciutadella every 30 minutes (and the non-stop Express Bus). The station is a 10-minute walk from the Born. Bus timetables: Island bus lines

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The Naveta des Tudons, a stone building shaped like an upturned boat

History and culture · Ciutadella de Menorca

Naveta des Tudons

A collective tomb shaped like an upturned boat, used roughly between 1200 and 750 BC. It’s Menorca’s most emblematic prehistoric monument.

A 3,000-year-old tomb

Navetas are funerary buildings unique to Menorca. The Naveta des Tudons has two floors, and the remains of more than a hundred people and their grave goods were found inside.

It is part of Talayotic Menorca, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023.

Practical information

Municipality
Ciutadella de Menorca
Location
Next to the Me-1 road, 5 km from Ciutadella
Best time
Morning
Time needed
30–45 minutes.
Admission
May to October, €2 (free on Mondays). November to April, free.
Opening hours
From May to October, with a ticket (€2 adults; free on Mondays). From November to April, free entry.
Facilities
No bar or shop.
Accessibility
A flat 500-metre earth path from the car park, fine with a pushchair.
What to bring
Water and a cap: there is no shade.
By car
From Ciutadella, 8 min (5 km) along the Me-1. Parking by the road and a 500 m walk.
Parking
Free parking by the road and a 500 m walk
By bus
There is no stop at the naveta: take a taxi from Ciutadella (about 10 minutes).

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Vertical walls of marès stone in the s’Hostal quarry

History and culture · Ciutadella de Menorca

Lithica, Pedreres de s’Hostal

Old marès stone quarries turned into a visitor space with labyrinths, gardens and an amphitheatre carved into the stone. They explain how Menorca was built.

Menorca’s stone

Marès is the sandstone used to build houses, churches and walls all over the island. At s’Hostal you see the old quarries, dug by hand, and the modern ones, cut by machine.

The Líthica association has turned the quarries into gardens and walking routes. Allow 1 h 30 min.

Practical information

Municipality
Ciutadella de Menorca
Location
Camí Vell de Maó, km 1, 10 minutes by car from Ciutadella
Best time
Morning or late afternoon
Time needed
1–2 hours.
Admission
€8 online or €9 at the ticket office; under-12s free.
Opening hours
From April to October, Monday to Saturday 9:00 to sunset and Sundays 9:00 to 14:00. From November to March, 9:00 to 14:00. Last entry an hour and a half before closing. Tickets €8 online or €9 at the ticket office; under-12s free.
Facilities
Toilets and a small shop selling water at the entrance.
Accessibility
The main paths are easy, but the quarries have steps and uneven paths: not fully accessible.
What to bring
Water (the route is long), a cap and comfortable shoes.
By car
From Ciutadella, 10 min along the Camí Vell de Maó (km 1). Free parking.
Parking
Free car park
By bus
No stop nearby: take a taxi from Ciutadella or walk 30 minutes from the ring road.

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Punta Nati lighthouse among stone walls on Ciutadella’s north coast

Charming places · Ciutadella de Menorca

Punta Nati lighthouse

A 1913 lighthouse on Ciutadella’s north coast, about 7 km from the centre, surrounded by a landscape of dry-stone walls. One of the island’s best sunsets.

History

The shipwrecks of the early 20th century, especially that of the French steamer “Général Chanzy” in 1910, led to its construction. The lighthouse opened on 1 September 1913.

It is 11.5 metres tall and its light can be seen about 26 miles away. The surroundings, a rocky plain with dry-stone huts and walls, are part of Menorca’s traditional farming landscape.

Tips for your visit

The sun sets over the sea, so arrive half an hour early. Bring a warm layer even in summer: it’s usually windy on the point.

There are no facilities: bring water and a torch to get back to the car after dark.

Practical information

Municipality
Ciutadella de Menorca
Location
North coast of Ciutadella, at the end of the CF-5 road
Best time
Sunset
Time needed
30–45 minutes; longer if you wait for the sunset.
Admission
Free.
Seasonal access
In July and August, at sunset, access is by shuttle bus from Ciutadella (avinguda Josep Mascaró Passarius). The rest of the year you can drive there.
Facilities
None: no toilets, no bar, no shade. The nearest are in Ciutadella (7 km).
Accessibility
A rocky, earthy plain around the lighthouse. With a wheelchair or pushchair, only the car park area.
What to bring
Water, a jacket (it is nearly always windy) and a torch to walk back to the car after dark.
By car
From Ciutadella, 15 min (7 km) north along the CF-5 road. Free parking before the lighthouse.
Parking
Free car park before the lighthouse, with limited spaces
By bus
No regular line. In July and August, at sunset, a shuttle bus leaves from Ciutadella's ring road (avinguda Josep Mascaró Passarius); booking needed. Bus timetables: Punta Nati lighthouse bus

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Cala Turqueta seen through the pines, with turquoise water

Beaches and coves · Ciutadella de Menorca

Cala Turqueta

An unspoilt cove south of Ciutadella with white sand, turquoise water and pine woods down to the shore. No buildings around it.

What it’s like

One of the best-known unspoilt coves of the south: fine sand, pines and two small rocky outcrops on either side. There’s no beach bar.

It’s on the Camí de Cavalls: on foot it links with Macarella (about 45 minutes to the east).

Tips

In summer, arrive before 8:00 or after 17:00. Bring water, food and shade.

Practical information

Municipality
Ciutadella de Menorca
Location
South coast of Ciutadella
Best time
First thing in the morning
Time needed
Half a day.
Admission
Free, and so is the car park.
Facilities
Lifeguard in season and public toilets from May to October. No beach bar on the sand: just a seasonal kiosk by the car park.
Accessibility
A 10-minute walk on an earth path with steps at the end: not for wheelchairs; difficult with a pushchair.
What to bring
Water, food, a parasol and a snorkel mask.
By car
From Ciutadella, 20 min (12 km) south. A car park with about 120 spaces that closes when full (around 8:00 in July and August), then a 10-minute walk.
Parking
Free car park with about 120 spaces that closes when full: around 8:00 in July and August. From there, a 10-minute walk.
By bus
Line L68 Ciutadella–Cala en Turqueta in season, from Ciutadella's ring road. Bus timetables: Beach buses

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Artrutx lighthouse at sunset on Menorca’s south-west coast

Charming places · Ciutadella de Menorca

Artrutx lighthouse

A black-and-white striped lighthouse at the south-western tip of Menorca, next to Cala en Bosc. Facing Mallorca, it’s another great spot for sunset.

The south-western point

The lighthouse marks the channel between Menorca and Mallorca, which you can see across the water on clear days. The coast is low and rocky, ideal for a sunset walk.

A few minutes away are Cala en Bosc, with its marina and restaurants, and the beaches of Son Xoriguer.

Practical information

Municipality
Ciutadella de Menorca
Location
Cap d’Artrutx, next to Cala en Bosc (south of Ciutadella)
Best time
Sunset
Time needed
30 minutes.
Admission
Free.
Facilities
Bars and restaurants in Cala en Bosc, 5 minutes away by car.
Accessibility
Flat and paved up to the lighthouse: fine for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
What to bring
A light jacket for after sunset.
By car
From Ciutadella, 20 min (11 km) south along the Cala en Bosc road. Free parking next to the lighthouse.
Parking
Free car park next to the lighthouse
By bus
Line Ciutadella–Sa Caleta–Cala en Bosc–Son Xoriguer: get off at Cala en Bosc and walk 15 minutes. Bus timetables: Beach buses

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Ciutadella harbour with moored boats and whitewashed houses

Nightlife and leisure · Ciutadella de Menorca

Ciutadella harbour

Ciutadella’s narrow, elongated natural harbour gathers terraces, restaurants and cocktail bars: where people dine and go out in the west of the island.

At night

The terraces fill up from 21:00. Further along, towards the end of the harbour, are the cocktail bars and places with music.

In summer it’s worth booking a table for dinner.

Practical information

Municipality
Ciutadella de Menorca
Location
Baixada Capllonch and Passeig del Port, Ciutadella
Best time
Sunset and evening
Time needed
2–3 hours (dinner and a drink).
Admission
Free.
Facilities
Restaurants, bars and late bars all along the harbour.
Accessibility
You go down from the Born by the Baixada Capllonch (slope and steps) or by the harbour road.
What to bring
A dinner booking in summer.
By car
Park on the Contramurada or near plaça des Born and walk down the Baixada Capllonch steps.
Parking
Car parks near plaça des Born or on the Contramurada
By bus
Line Maó–Ciutadella to Ciutadella station and a 15-minute walk. Bus timetables: Island bus lines

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