Menorca
Fornells & North Coast
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The whitewashed fishing village on the north coast — caldereta de langosta lobster stew, windswept cala-roja red beaches.
The northern shore catches the tramuntana wind — the landscape is windswept, the rocks turn red, and the cala beaches (Pregonda, Cavalleria) feel wilder than the south. Fornells is the village — three whitewashed restaurants doing caldereta de langosta (lobster stew, the islands famous dish, where Juan Carlos used to eat).
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What you gain
- ↑Caldereta de langosta lobster stew at S Algaret
- ↑Red-cliff calas (Pregonda, Cavalleria) the islands wildest
- ↑Windsurf and SUP-protected bay
What you sacrifice
- ↓Tramuntana wind can blow days out
- ↓30min drive from either capital
Best for
Avoid if
Other Menorca neighbourhoods
The Georgian-era eastern capital — second-deepest natural harbour in the world, the most cosmopolitan dining.
The old western capital — sandstone old town, harbour at the bottom of cliffs, the Sant Joan jaleo in June.
The biggest south-coast beach — 3km of unbroken sand, family-resort hotels, the package-tourism heart.
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