Bars & Restaurants

Binicreixent’s recommended eateries (advisable to book in advance):

Es Mercadal:

Bistro Sol 32 : Charming French Bistro  +34 971 15 42 06

Can Olga: Smarter restaurant, good menu & wines +34 971 37 54 59

Fornells:

Es Port: Binicreixent’s favourite, excellent seafood +34 971 376403

Es Cranc: Seafood, known for its crab and lobster bisques (caldereta) +34 971376442

Ca na Marga (Ses Salines): Very good meat grill & pizza excellent for children – where many of the Menorca Sailing punters go +34 971 376 410

Ciutadella:

S’Amarador: Good seafood on the harbour front  +34 971 38 35 24

Cas Ferrer: Small, charming, delicious +34 971 480784

Sport

Scuba Diving & Kayak hire: Daily boat dives, diving courses PADI, introductory diving sessions. Also kayaks can be hired and trips to caves & wrecks. Tel +34 625 712 631  www.divingmenorca.com / www.kayakingmenorca.com

Sailing: A reliable wind means there are two sailing schools in the bay that offer an extensive range of equipment & lessons.

Minorca Sailing Fornells bay: Well known English sailing school – www.minorcasailing.co.uk

Windfornells: Sailing School – more flexible & cheaper (closer to Fornells) also do waterskiing and wake-boarding Tel +34 971 188 150 mobile +34 664 335801

Windsurfing: A very popular windsurfing spot, again the sailing schools offer equipment & lessons.

Waterskiing: Fornells Bay is very well sheltered and as such one can ski in most weather conditions.

Boat Hire: There are boats for hire (license required), one can also hire boats from Mahon or Ciutadella but it is crucial to have a mooring organised in Fornells – this can be problematic if left till the last minute.

Golf: The Island’s only golf course is within 12 minutes.

Culture

Menorca has more than a thousand priceless prehistoric sites, due, mainly, to the fabulous Talayotic Culture that dominated the island during the Iron Age. For all that surrounds this ancient culture, UNESCO has decided to admit it as a candidate for World Heritage.

Their greatest monuments are talaiots, navetes, taules and necropolis.

Nature

Ornithology: Binicreixent sits in one of the Island’s leading ornithology spots. You can watch kestrels, hawks, and eagles while eating breakfast at the house or visit the flooded fields bellow the house and see the plethora of bird life it attracts. There are other well-known bird sanctuaries on the Island too.

Horse Riding: Available locally.

Nightlife

Ciutadella harbour has a lively nightlife with numerous bars flanking the harbour.

Cova d’en Xoroi – Cala’n Porter (The Caves) The club is set in caves half way up a cliff face, absolutely stunning location

NB: Spanish police are often on the road to breathalyse drivers.

Fiestas

After the dead calm in winter, the island bursts out when good weather arrives.
Between June and September each village and town have their folk festivals where horses and «pomada» -Menorca’s typical drink- are the stars.
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The fiesta season start In Ciutadella with San Juan on June 24th. They are the most popular of the Island’s fiestas, thousands gather in their tiny alleys, for two days the «caixers», horseriders, ride the streets in a parade named “Jaleo”. With help from the public the horses stand on their back feet for as long as possible. A must see spectacle, this fiesta kickstarts the fiestas on the island and virtually every weekend there’s a Jaleo in some town or Village on the Island until September.

Most of the evening Jaleos take place on the closest Saturday night to the town’s Patron Saints Day – one should double check.

  • Ciudadella – 24th June
  • Mercadal – third Saturday in July
  • Es Castell – 24th July
  • Migjorn Gran – last weekend in July
  • Fornells – last Saturday in July
  • Alayor – first two weeks in August
  • Cala en Porter – 13th September
  • Ferreries – 23rd August
  • Mahon – 6/7 September
  • Sant Climent – third weekend in August
  • Sant Lluis – last week in August