Luxury guide · Menorca
Luxury Menorca: Our Favourites
The country estates and town-house hotels, the island’s finest kitchens, a cliff bar at sunset, hotel spas, Hauser & Wirth and the opera house, and the marinas.
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Grand hotels
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In the old town
Faustino Gran Relais & Châteaux
A Relais & Châteaux hotel in historic houses on Carrer de Sant Sebastià, in the old town of Ciutadella.
Carrer de Sant Sebastià 9-11, 07760 CiutadellaExplore View on map
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A 180-hectare estate
Vestige Son Vell
A honey-coloured manor on a 180-hectare estate near Ciutadella, a walk from Cala Son Vell.
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Home of La Cocina de Cristine
Cristine Bedfor Mahón
A boutique hotel in the centre of Maó, with La Cocina de Cristine and its Menorcan chef Pau Sintes.
Carrer de la Infanta 19, 07702 MaóExplore View on map
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Restaurant Brisa
Vestige Son Ermità & Binidufà
Two Vestige estate hotels near Sant Lluís, with the Brisa restaurant at Son Ermità.
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A 74-hectare farm with a winery
Torralbenc
An old farm estate of 74 hectares between vineyards and fields, with its own winery and restaurant.
Carretera Maó–Cala en Porter, 07730 AlaiorExplore View on map
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On the beach at Santo Tomás
Villa Le Blanc Gran Meliá
A white-stone hotel on the beach at Santo Tomás: in Meliá’s words, “the first Gran Lujo hotel in Menorca”.
Playa de Santo Tomás s/n, 07749 Es Migjorn GranExplore View on map
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Two fincas near Alaior
Fontenille Menorca: Santa Ponsa and Torre Vella
Two country fincas near Alaior: Santa Ponsa, a 17th-century finca in its words, and Torre Vella.
Carretera de Llucalari, 07730 Alaior (Finca Santa Ponsa)Explore View on map
Fine dining
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An 18th-century estate
Smoix
A restaurant in an 18th-century Menorcan estate beside the Sant Ignasi hotel, on the edge of Ciutadella.
Ronda Nord, 07760 CiutadellaExplore View on map
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José María Borrás at Morvedra Nou
Aquiara
José María Borrás’s restaurant at the Morvedra Nou hotel, on the road to Cala Macarella.
Camí de Macarella, 07760 CiutadellaExplore View on map
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Japanese–Menorcan
Godai
Julián Mármol’s Japanese–Menorcan restaurant at Suites del Lago, with a terrace over the marina.
Paseo Portixol s/n, 07769 Cala’n Bosch, CiutadellaExplore View on map
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On the Moll de Llevant
El Rais
Contemporary Menorcan cooking and rice dishes on the Moll de Llevant, over the Club Marítimo.
Moll de Llevant 314, 07701 MaóExplore View on map
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Among the vineyards
Torralbenc (restaurant)
Chef Gorka Txapartegui’s restaurant in the Torralbenc farmhouse, among its vineyards.
Carretera Maó–Cala en Porter, 07730 AlaiorExplore View on map
Bars at sunset
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Terraces in the cliff
Cova d’en Xoroi
A bar and music club in caves in the cliff at Cala en Porter, with terraces above the sea at sunset.
Carrer de sa Cova 2, 07730 Cala en PorterExplore View on map
Spas
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From each hotel’s own site
Spas in the country hotels
Wellness at the island’s estate hotels: Villa Le Blanc, Torralbenc, Faustino Gran and the Vestige estates.
Art and music
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An island in the harbour
Hauser & Wirth Menorca
Hauser & Wirth’s art centre on Illa del Rei in Maó harbour: exhibitions, a Piet Oudolf garden, the Cantina and a shop.
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Opened in 1829
Teatre Principal de Maó
Maó’s horseshoe opera house, opened in 1829: in its own words, the oldest opera house still in use in Spain.
Marinas and yacht clubs
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Berths in Maó and Fornells
Marina Menorca
The marina at Sa Colàrsega, at the head of Maó harbour, with berths in Maó and Fornells.
Sa Colàrsega s/n, Port de Maó, 07701 MaóExplore View on map
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Since 1900
Club Marítimo de Mahón (yacht club)
Maó’s yacht club on the Moll de Llevant, “since 1900”, in its own words.
Moll de Llevant 287, 07701 MaóExplore View on map
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On the port
Club Nàutic Ciutadella (yacht club)
Ciutadella’s yacht club, with sailing, canoeing and fishing sections and a fuel station.
Camí de Baix 8, 07760 CiutadellaExplore View on map