Turquoise water below the pine-topped cliffs at Cala Macarella, Menorca

Area guide · Menorca

The south-west coves: Our Favourites

Cala Macarella and Macarelleta, Turqueta, Mitjana and Galdana, the Camí de Cavalls and the hotels nearby.

The back story

  1. Area guide

    The south-west coves: the back story

    Ciutadella·In depth

    Macarella, Turqueta, Mitjana and Galdana, the Camí de Cavalls between them, and the hotels nearby.

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  2. The back story

    Menorca’s coves: the back story

    Ciutadella·In depth

    Macarella, Turqueta, Galdana and Mitjana: the pine-backed coves of the south coast, how to reach them and how to keep them beautiful.

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What to see and do

  1. By the Consell’s bus in season

    Cala Macarella and Macarelleta

    Ciutadella·Coves

    Two white-sand coves in the pines south of Ciutadella, with clear turquoise water.

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  2. Pines and white rocks

    Cala en Turqueta

    Ciutadella·Cove

    A pine-fringed cove of white sand and turquoise water on the south coast, south of Ciutadella.

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  3. The largest south-coast bay

    Cala Galdana

    Ferreries·Bay

    A wide, sheltered bay between cliffs on the south coast, with pines down to the sand.

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  4. A walk from Galdana

    Cala Mitjana

    Ferreries·Cove

    A cove between pinewoods and white cliffs, a short walk east of Cala Galdana.

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  5. All the way round the island

    The Camí de Cavalls (GR 223)

    Menorca·Coastal path

    The bridle path all the way round Menorca’s coast: about 185 km, in the Consell’s words.

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  6. The classic coves walk

    Cala Galdana to Macarella

    Ferreries·Coastal walk

    The coastal path from Cala Galdana past Cala Mitjana to Macarella and Macarelleta.

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Where to eat

  1. José María Borrás at Morvedra Nou

    Aquiara

    Ciutadella·Restaurant

    José María Borrás’s restaurant at the Morvedra Nou hotel, on the road to Cala Macarella.

    Camí de Macarella, 07760 CiutadellaExplore View on map

  2. In a historic house

    Ca na Pilar

    Es Migjorn Gran·Restaurant

    A farm-to-table restaurant in a historic house in Es Migjorn Gran.

    Avinguda de la Mar 1, 07749 Es Migjorn GranExplore View on map

Where to stay

  1. Home of Aquiara

    Morvedra Nou

    Ciutadella·Country hotel

    A country hotel on the road to Macarella, home to Aquiara, José María Borrás’s restaurant.

    Camí de Macarella km 7, 07760 CiutadellaExplore View on map

  2. On the beach at Santo Tomás

    Villa Le Blanc Gran Meliá

    Santo Tomás·Beach hotel

    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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