Menorca is small, about 50 km end to end, and easily seen in a few days. Here are the places not to miss.
The towns
- Mahón, the capital, with its great natural harbour, Georgian centre and gin distillery.
- Ciutadella, the old capital, with its cathedral, Plaça des Born and harbour at sunset.
The villages
- Fornells, a fishing village on the north coast in a sheltered bay, famous for lobster caldereta (see food) and sailing, with its defence tower.
- Binibeca Vell, a "fake" fishing village built in the 1970s with white houses and lanes, much photographed.
- Es Castell, the British Georgetown, with the little harbour of Cales Fonts.
- Es Grau, a small fishing village at the entrance to the natural park.
- Alaior, Es Mercadal, Ferreries and Es Migjorn Gran, the white villages of the interior.
- Sant Lluís, with its windmill and white houses.
Views and lighthouses
- Monte Toro, the island's highest point (358 m), with the Virgin's sanctuary and views over all of Menorca.
- Favàritx lighthouse, on a lunar-looking coast of black slate, and Cavalleria lighthouse, on the northern cliffs.
- Cap d'Artrutx and Punta Nati lighthouse in the west.
Talayotic sites
Menorca has over 1,500 archaeological sites of the Talayotic culture, UNESCO-listed since 2023 (see prehistoric art):
- the Naveta des Tudons, near Ciutadella, a collective tomb shaped like an upturned boat, the most famous monument;
- Torre d'en Galmés, the largest Talayotic village, near Alaior;
- Trepucó and Talatí de Dalt, near Mahón, with their taulas, the great T-shaped monuments;
- Torralba d'en Salord and Son Catlar, with its circuit wall;
- the Cala Morell necropolis, with rock-cut tombs.