It's hard not to fall in love with Arenal d'en Castell. The views are straight out of a postcard!…read more The beaches are clean, and the water is good enough for snorkeling (with calm waters from the natural lagoon). There are also shops and restaurants situated on the way down to the beach. Check out my pictures- they speak for themselves!!! I definitely intend to return.

The word zoo conjures up in my mind the expectation of the opportunity to see a plethora of unusual…read moreanimals from all corners of the globe. On this occasion I was in for a disappointment. Given this is situated on a tiny island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea they can probably be forgiven for their rather lacklustre collection of wildlife but still, with the odd exception this is basically a farm. Nevertheless it's a good day out if you have young children. You can get up close and personal with most of the animals and the staff put on a decent display with the collection of birds of prey. After a couple of hours you will have seen everything they have to offer, but as most visitors here seem to be arriving on tour buses with other places to go that probably doesn't matter

Our family is so happy that we booked this early mohorseback riding excursion - it turned out to be…read morea highlight of our stay in Menorca! Our leader Mal (?) was an excellent guide on our 1.5 hour sojourn through Menorcan woods and culminating in Cala Mitjana beach. At a bluff overlooking the beach, we stopped for a photo op, taken by our second guide Jorg (?). We had the best time!! Thank you / muchas gracias!!!

We (2 adults + 1 10 year old child) went on the 1 1/2 hour trail ride on our last day in Menorca a…read morefew weeks ago. The scenery was varied and interesting - past fields, through woods, then down to a bluff above a picture postcard beautiful beach with turquoise water. There were about 10 people in total in the group and the two guides who led us were great. Wish we had done it earlier on our trip, so we could have done it again, perhaps one of the longer rides. This was a highlight of our entire trip to Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Menorca).

Beautiful beach. Clear, turquoise water. Pedal boats for rent. Small restaurant on the beach with…read moregood food and drinks. Lounge chairs with umbrellas available to rent. Plenty of free parking. A definite highlight of any trip to Menorca.

Cala Algaiarens consists of two beaches: Platja des Bot and Platja es Tancats, which is the largest…read moreone and the place that Gayle and I visited during our recent trip to Menorca. It was a fairly easy drive (often between rock walls on the road), and a pleasant walk in from the far parking lot. We were there relatively early and the there weren't a lot of folks around. he two beaches are situated inside a beautiful rocky bay, which makes it one of the best protected beaches on the north coast and a most pleasant outing.