Es Mercadal & Monte Toro
Es Mercadal, Monte Toro and the centre: the back story
Area guide
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Image courtesy of © Dreizung · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Es Mercadal, Monte Toro and the centre: the back story
The centre of Menorca is farmland and stone walls, with Monte Toro rising above Es Mercadal and the shoe and sandal makers of Ferreries and Alaior on either side.
Monte Toro
The sanctuary of the Mare de Déu del Toro crowns the hill.
The makers
Mascaró and RIA in Ferreries, Pons Quintana in Alaior, and Sa Sucreria’s ensaïmadas in Es Mercadal.
Monte Toro rises at the centre of the island.
Prehistory
The Naveta des Tudons and Torre d’en Galmés are short drives away.
Our advice: Monte Toro early, the makers mid-morning, a Talayotic site in the afternoon.
Why it's on our list
- Monte Toro
- The makers
- Prehistory
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What’s nearby
Distances from Es Mercadal, Monte Toro and the centre: the back story are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Fornells8.1 kmCycle 32 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Torre d’en Galmés9.8 kmCycle 39 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Cala Galdana12 kmCar or taxi 24 min
- Cova d’en Xoroi14 kmCar or taxi 26 min
- Cala Macarella14 kmCar or taxi 27 min
- Naveta des Tudons17 kmCar or taxi 31 min
- Menorca Airport (MAH)18 kmCar or taxi 32 min
- Teatre Principal de Maó18 kmCar or taxi 32 min
- Ciutadella Cathedral22 kmCar or taxi 38 min
- Fortalesa de La Mola22 kmCar or taxi 39 min