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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Menorca (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Menorca (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Menorca (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Menorca (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Berlitz Pocket Guide Menorca is aconcise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vividphotography to highlight the very best that this sun-kissed island has tooffer. The Where To Go chapter details all the key sights: from picturesquetowns like Ciutadella, Fornells and Binibibeca Vells, to graceful churches anda fabulous choice of stunning, family-friendly beaches.
    To inspire you, the book offers a rundownof the Top 10 Attractions in the island, followed by an itinerary for a PerfectDay in Ma . The What to Do chapter is a snapshot of ways to spend your sparetime: the best places to shop for leather abarca sandals, the myriad hikingpossibilities as well as the best beaches for watersports.
    You'll also be armed with backgroundinformation, including a brief history of the island and an Eating Out chaptercovering its delectable cuisine. There are carefully chosen listings of thebest hotels and restaurants, and an A-Z to equip you with all the practicalinformation you will need.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateFeb 1, 2018
    ISBN9781785730894
    Berlitz Pocket Guide Menorca (Travel Guide eBook)

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      Berlitz Pocket Guide Menorca (Travel Guide eBook) - Berlitz Publishing

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Menorca, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Menorca, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Menorca are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Menorca. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Berlitz Pocket Guides

      The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

      Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

      Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Menorca’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Day in Maó

      Introduction

      Geography

      Landscape and vegetation

      Birdlife

      Climate

      Population and language

      Getting around the island

      Reasons to visit

      A Brief History

      Prehistoric people

      Carthaginians and Romans

      The reconquest

      The Golden Age

      Changing fortunes

      Republic and civil war

      Transformation and democracy

      Menorca today

      Historical Landmarks

      Where To Go

      Maó

      Around the Plaça de s’Esplanada

      The central plaça

      Sant Roc and Sant Francesc

      Carrer d’Isabel II and Plaça de la Conquista

      Carrer Nou to Claustre del Carme

      Two city squares

      The harbour

      Es Castell

      S’Altra Banda

      The Northeast

      S’Albufera des Grau and Cap de Favàritx

      Northern resorts

      Ses Salines and Fornells

      Cap de Cavalleria

      Binimel-là and Cala Pregonda

      The centre of the island

      Talatí de Dalt and Rafal Rubí

      Alaior

      Camí d’en Kane

      Es Mercadal

      Monte Toro

      Sa Farinera and Ferreries

      Puig de Santa Agueda

      Talayots and Taules

      Naveta d’es Tudons

      Ciutadella

      The harbour

      Plaça d’es Born

      Palau de Can Salort

      Plaça de la Catedral

      Churches and mansions

      Restoring the past

      The market and Ses Voltes

      Plaça Nova and Plaça de Ses Palmeres

      The Bastió de Sa Font

      Completing the tour

      Cala Morell and Platjes d’Algaiarens

      The south of the island

      The southwest corner

      Son Catlar

      Sant Joan and Cala en Turqueta

      Cala Santa Galdana

      Cala Macarella and Cala Mitjana

      Es Migjorn Gran, Sant Tomàs and Son Bou

      Talayotic sites

      Cala N’Porter and Cales Coves

      Binibeca Vell and its neighbours

      Sant Lluís and Cala d’Alcaufar

      What To Do

      Outdoor activities

      Windsurfing and sailing

      Diving

      Boat trips and boat hire

      Kayaking

      Hiking

      Riding

      Cycling

      Birdwatching

      Golf

      Children’s Menorca

      Shopping

      Leather

      Food and drink

      Ceramics

      Markets

      Nightlife and entertainment

      Festivals

      Calendar of events

      Eating Out

      Cuina menorquina

      Fish dishes

      Puddings and pastries

      Shopping for food

      Eating habits

      Tapas

      Drinks

      Bars and cafés

      Reading the Menu

      To help you order

      menu reader

      Restaurants

      Maó and Es Castell

      Ciutadella

      The Northeast

      Es Grau

      Fornells

      Sa Mesquida

      The South

      Cala Blanca

      Cala en Bosc

      Sant Lluís

      The Centre

      Es Mercadal

      Es Migjorn Gran

      Ferreries

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation

      Airport

      B

      Bicycle and scooter hire

      Budgeting for your trip

      C

      Camping

      Car hire

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and safety

      D

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and consulates

      Emergencies

      G

      Getting there

      H

      Health and medical care

      Holidays

      L

      Language

      LGBTQ travellers

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening times

      P

      Police

      Post offices

      Public transport

      T

      Telephones

      Time zones

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist information offices

      Travellers with disabilities

      V

      Visas and entry requirements

      W

      Websites and internet access

      Recommended Hotels

      Maó and Es Castell

      Ciutadella and environs

      The Northeast

      Fornells

      The South

      Binibeca Vell

      Cala Blanca

      Cala en Bosc

      Cala N’Porter

      Cala Santa Galdana

      Sant Lluís

      Sant Tomàs

      Son Bou

      The Centre

      Es Mercadal

      Es Migjorn Gran

      Ferreries

      Dictionary

      English–Spanish

      Spanish–English

      Menorca’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Getty Images

      Binibeca Vell

      A ‘fishermen’s village’ designed for tourists. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

      SuperStock

      Església de Santa Maria

      Famed for its grand organ and one of the sights in the capital, Maó. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

      Shutterstock

      Plaça d’es Born

      This square in Ciutadella is surrounded by some splendid mansions. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

      Getty Images

      Cala Santa Galdana

      A lovely cove, popular with families and watersports enthusiasts. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      Shutterstock

      Ciutadella

      The golden walls of the town rise above the harbour. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      Menorca Tourist Board

      Parc Natural de S’Albufera

      A haven for birdwatching and exploring the coastal environment. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      Getty Images

      Fornells

      A pretty harbour and some tempting fish restaurants. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      Shutterstock

      Naveta d’es Tudons

      Believed to be the oldest roofed building in Europe. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      SuperStock

      Es Mercadal

      A delightful inland town that specialises in island food – cuina menorquina. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

      Shutterstock

      Cala en Turqueta

      One of the many lovely little coves in the south of the island. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Day in MAÓ

      9.00am

      Breakfast

      Enjoy a typically Menorcan breakfast of fresh orange juice, good coffee and sugar-dusted ensaimadas in Es Llonguet (Carrer del Rosari 12), near the harbour.

      10.00am

      Market in the Claustre del Carme

      Visit the morning market in the Claustre del Carme, where glistening fresh fruit and vegetables are piled up beside stalls selling jewellery, household items and some delicious speciality foods.

      11.30am

      Exploring the harbour

      You may want to buy some Menorcan sandals (abarcas) in one of the shops on Carrer Ses Moreres before making your way down the broad steps of the Costa de Ses Voltes, stopping to admire the view of the harbour as you go.

      1pm

      Concert

      Go to the Església de Santa Maria in the Plaça de Sa Constitució for the organ concert that takes place daily except Sunday (June–Oct).

      2.30pm

      Lunch

      You will be spoiled for choice when choosing where to go for lunch, but elegant La Minerva (Moll de Levant 87, tel: 971 351 995), although expensive, offers an excellent-value tasting menu, and the opportunity to eat outside on a floating jetty – bliss.

      3.30pm

      A boat trip

      Take a trip around the harbour in a glass-bottomed boat. A recorded commentary will point out the Illa del Llazaret, which used to be a quarantine centre, the dramatic bulk of the Fortaleza de la Mola and Golden Farm, wrongly but romantically associated with Lord Nelson and Lady Emma Hamilton.

      5.00pm

      Es Castell and Cales Fonts

      Once back on dry land, walk to the far end of the harbour and up a small hill, where you can catch a bus to nearby Es Castell. You can explore this pleasant and still very British-influenced little town and then, as the sun goes down, have an evening drink or two by the waterside in pretty little Cales Fonts.

      10.30pm

      Dinner

      Head to the friendly Nou Siroco restaurant (it’s best to book, tel: 971 367 965) back at the harbour for a late dinner – the paella is good – or to sample a wide selection of tapas for which the restaurant is well known.

      Introduction

      Menorca is an appealing little island. It has neither the dramatic visual appeal of Mallorca’s vertiginous coastline nor the brashness of Ibiza’s nightlife, but it offers considerable diversity in a very small area – from the rugged, wind-swept stretches of the undeveloped north coast, to the stunningly beautiful bays in the south; plus the pleasures of two handsome, historic cities. All this is what keeps visitors coming back year after year, and the reason that estate agents are flourishing, selling second-home properties to English enthusiasts. In 1993, the island was declared a Unesco Biosphere Reserve – a distinction of which Menorcans are extremely proud. It means that the whole island is under some form of protection, although only S’Albufera d’es Grau is a designated Parc Natural.

      Unesco reserve

      A Biosphere Reserve is defined by Unesco as ‘a place of important natural and cultural heritage where economic development is compatible with nature conservation’. One of the objectives of the reserve is to control the negative impacts of tourism, which means that no uncontrolled development can take place, although responsible tourism is welcomed.

      Geography

      Menorca lies just 225km (140 miles) southeast of Barcelona – from where there are regular ferry and air services. It is the second largest of the Balearic group – after Mallorca – but it is still tiny, only 47km (30 miles) from east to west, and some 20km (12 miles) from north to south at its widest point. Roughly 215km (135 miles) of coastline encircle the island, but there is no road to take you all the way around it – you often have to return to the central axis. The island is fairly flat, and the highest point, Monte Toro, crowned by a sanctuary, reaches only 358m (1,170ft).

      Macarella beach and cove on the island’s south coast

      Fotolia

      Landscape and vegetation

      The main road that spans the island, linking the two cities, also roughly divides two distinct geological zones. The northern section is sandstone, with bare rocks and reddish earth; small fields are enclosed by dry-stone walls (parets seques), among which ancient olive trees, myrtle and juniper bushes are rooted, but there is little sign of cultivation. Farming here has always been arduous, and many people abandoned it when tourism offered an alternative. Much of the land in the north of the island is covered by dense scrub known as maquis, with heather and rosemary present as well.

      The southern part of the island is characterised by limestone karst, cut through by lush ravines running down to the sea. The centre is a fertile region of low, gently undulating hills, dotted with neat farmsteads, surrounded by meadows, groves of Aleppo pine, carob trees and stands of holm oak. Few crops, except olives, are produced in any viable quantity, but the dairy industry, introduced by the British, still flourishes, and

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