Minorca, Balearic island » City Info » Attractions last update: 04.08.2008 (2 weeks, 2 days ago)

Mahon popularly known as Mao is the capital of Minorca. It is located on the east coast, which has an impression of British occupation in the 18th century. It has an old colonial flavour in its architecture with Georgian town houses along with the Spanish apartments. This city has one of the best natural harbours in the Mediterranean Sea. Minorca offers best restaurants, cafes and stunning nightlife culture.

Ciutadella is located to the west of Mahon and can be easily reached by main road. It is the second biggest town on island. Ciutadella has a distinct Moorish and Spanish influence in its Gothic and Baroque grand mansions and palaces. The city is famous for excellent restaurants, interesting shopping malls with a relaxed ambiance.

Naveta dels Tudons is considered as the cathedral of prehistoric monuments constructed around 1,500 B.C. It is one of the famous navetas on the island located just outside Ciutadella. This monument has a horseshoe-shaped layout and the outside indicates the shape of upside-down boat. It is 13.6 m long with a maximum width of 6.40 m and height of 4.5 m. It also has a dolmenic burial chamber at the site.

It is located to the eastern end of Cala Forcat. It has very rugged, deep rocky inlets with little beach area. It is one of the best short beaches of the area but it is little crowded. This place is very popular among the tourists.

King Alfonso III of Aragon who was the conqueror of the Island built this cathdral in 1287. It has the Catalan Gothic style of that century. It also has a beautiful and ornamental Chapel de les Animes of the 18th century nearby.

It is a Minorca’s long sandy beach with blue sea and gorgeous view. Son Bou has a 2 miles long beach of fine white sand and it never looks crowded because of its length. It is well connected with Mahon by bus. It also offers the exciting nightlife.

This pretty fishing village on a large bay can be reached from Mahon by the coast road or via Mercadal. Fornells is famous as the paradise of seafood lovers because of fantastic seafood restaurants located in the village. The surrounding area has plenty of attractive holiday spots.

This is one of the major attraction of island which has fine, clean golden sand and a good variety of water sports and other facilities available to suit all tastes. This place is very popular for the good entertainment at night, the delicious food and special seafood dishes of the area.

This is the newest resort of Minorca island. It was built in the early 1990's to handle the increasing demands of tourists on the island. It is situated to the south of Ciutadella with sandy beaches. The area offers numerous water sports including scuba diving and water-based activities. It has a wide range of accommodation, several restaurants, bars and shops to fulfill needs.

It is one of the most attractive bays on the island. It is a popular tourist centre of the South Coast. The magnificent coves of Macarella and Turqueta are located nearby the beach. Those coves are surrounded by the pines and well sheltered by cliffs.