Full Description
The go-to Menorca walking guide for discovering the best walks and car tours.
Strap on your boots and discover Menorca on foot with the Sunflower Menorca travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary car tours.
The Sunflower Menorca guide is indispensable for hiking in Menorca or seeing Menorca by car. Menorca is a peaceful island, much more low-key than its neighbouring Balearic Islands. Walking in Menorca takes you to some beautiful scenery, both inland and along the truly idyllic coastline with its splendid beaches. Whether you're hiking or touring Menorca by car, you will marvel at the amazing remnants of Menorca's past scattered all around the island, the densest concentration of prehistoric monuments in Europe.
Inside the Sunflower Menorca guide book you'll find:
65 long and short walks for all ages and abilities - each walk is graded so you can easily match your ability to the level of walk
Topographical walking maps - give you a clear sense of the surrounding terrain with a scale of 1:50 000
Free downloadable gps tracks - for the techies
Satnav guidance to walk starts for motorists
2 car tours and fold-out touring map - for easy reference on your tour
Strolls to idyllic picnic spots - enjoy our recommendations for where to picnic along the way
Timetables for public transport - ideal if you want to link two walks or avoid hiring a car on your holiday
Online update service for the latest information
Includes Mahon and Ciutadella town plans
This fully updated 8th edition will delight Menorca's many enthusiasts. The large-scale topo maps and the fold-out touring map include the Cam de Cavalls, a round-the-island coastal trek. Whatever your age or ability we've got some glorious walks and car tours to ensure you have a memorable holiday in Menorca.
Whether you tour the region by car or explore on foot, we look forward to showing you around.
Contents
Preface 5
Acknowledgements 5
Useful books 5
Introduction 6
How to get there 6
Geography 6
Weather 6
Where to stay 7
Getting about on the island 7
Language hints 8
Place names 9
Country code 10
Picnic suggestions 14
TOURING 20
Tour 1: Eastern Menorca 22
Tour 2: Western Menorca 27
WALKING
WALKS NEAR MAHON
1 A walkabout tour of Mahón 32
Plan of Mahón 36-37
2 Sa Torreta 41
3 Es Vergé and the Ermita de Sant Joan 45
4 Fort St Philip and Mahón harbour 48
5 Trepucó 53
6 St Stephen's Creek and the Binissaida coast 56
7 Torelló and Talatí de Dalt 59
WALKS NEAR ALAIOR
8 An archaeological ramble 63
9 Two walks to the valley of Egypt 66
10 Monte Toro 70
11 Beside the reed beds: Son Bou to Sant Tomàs 74
WALK NEAR SANT LLUIS
12 Through the deep south 77
WALK NEAR ES MIGJORN GRAN
13 The Binigaus valley and Sa Catedral 81
WALKS NEAR FERRERIES
14 A walk along the ridge 86
15 The gorges and prehistoric village of Son Mercer 88
16 Cala Mitjana and Trebalúger Bay 92
17 Cala Santa Galdana · Torre Trencada · Cala Macarella ·
Cala Santa Galdana 95
WALKS NEAR CIUTADELLA
18 A coastal walk between Cala'n Bosch and
Cala Santa Galdana 101
19 Es Pujol de Son Tica and Cala Macarella 109
20 A walkabout tour of Ciutadella 112
Plan of Ciutadella 114-115
21 Two country strolls near Ciutadella 122
22 The Naveta d'es Tudons 124
23 Curniola and the caves of Cala Morell 129
Destinations in the bus timetables 132
Bus timetables 133
Index 135
Touring map inside back cover
