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Off the Beaten Path in Minorca Island

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Cala Pregonda
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  • Updated By AndreSTGT on June 19, 2003
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  • Cala Pregonda - Minorca Island
    Cala Pregonda
    by AndreSTGT
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    Cala Pregonda is on Menorca's North coast where the landscape is rougher, more barren and the beaches tend to be golden rather than white.
    The north coast beaches are therefore less crowded than their south coast counterparts.
    For those wanting to get away from the crowds, Cala Pregonda is the perfect retreat, but impossible to reach without private vehicle.

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    Cala d'Algaiarens
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  • Updated By AndreSTGT on June 8, 2003
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  • Cala d'Algaiarens - Minorca Island
    Cala d'Algaiarens
    by AndreSTGT
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    The pretty beaches of Cala d'Algaiarens in the North-West are on private property and you have to pay a hefty 4€ entrance fee if you go there by car (bicycles are free). The bay is good for swimming and not crowded. For a great view walk uphill from the parking lot to the view point, signposted "mirador".

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    The Unknown 'Cala'
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  • Updated By AndreSTGT on May 29, 2004
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  • Cala X - Minorca Island
    Cala X
    by AndreSTGT
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    There are many places on the island that seem to be 'off the beaten track', but even places that are only reached on long bumpy dirt tracks are usually discovered and well-known to locals and tourists alike. The 'unknown cala' is one exception. I call it unknown because it was the only cove on my map which didn't have a name. It certainly deserves the designation 'off the beaten track' for when we visited on a beautiful sunny day in May there were no more than a handful of people on the beach.
    The only way to get there is on foot. It is a fifteen minute walk from the second parking lot of Son Saura. Getting to the parking is already quite adventurous. It involves a long drive on a bumpy dirt track. The whole area is private property so you have to pay an entrance fee.
    You could also walk to the cala from the parking of Cala Turqueta, it is a bit longer, but there is no entrance fee.

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    Small Bays Everywhere
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  • By steventilly on September 21, 2006
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  • A Small Bay on Menorca - Minorca Island
    A Small Bay on Menorca
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    All around the coast of Menorca are small bays and coves, away from main resorts. Some are well known, such as Mitjana, Macarella, Turqueta and Pregonda, to name but a few. But there are literally hundreds of others, some that are even difficult to find on the map. This is one that we stumbled across; it has an absolutely minute beach, so only the first few arrivals can get a spot there. The rocks around it are flat and comfortable enough to sit on for a while and the sea is lovely for swimming in.
    As usual with this sort of place, there were naked guys around!


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    Cala'n Porter
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  • By DPando on July 11, 2005
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  • Minorca Island Off the Beaten Path
    by DPando
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    In my opinion its a british spot,...in fact chiefly the main tourist ther are british ...so better dont stay if you arnt ... last time i visited was in an apartment resort were except my girlfriends and friends everybody was from UK ... bad experience !!
    Although (its the best part) they are all families or mainly
    its a huge beach surrounded by high walls and nothing to see at the bottom

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    Cala Macarelleta Beach
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  • By stevieUK on December 19, 2004
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    Cala Macarelleta - Great Beach
    by stevieUK
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    A few miles walk to get to this (less if you've a four wheel drive) but it a fantastic place once your there - a perfect beach. Guess this is why so many people make the effort to get there (which is the main drawback).

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    Sa Mesquida
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  • Updated By AndreSTGT on July 23, 2003
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  • Sa Mesquida - Minorca Island
    Sa Mesquida
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    Only 10 min by car from Mahon, Sa Mesquida has managed to retain the charm of a remote fishing village on a windswept, rocky coastline. There's also a pretty good beach here.

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    Boat Hiring and Cave Exploring
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  • By Nixter01 on March 30, 2003
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  • View From The Bay - Minorca Island
    View From The Bay
    by Nixter01
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    Taking a boat or even a peddlo, you can explore the nooks and cranies of Menorca's Coastal line.

    Hidden well are small and large caves, untouched over the thousands of years, its hard to believe you can find such beauty right off the sea front.

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    Xoriguer Gin Distillery
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  • By Leipzig on September 9, 2002
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    Xoriguer Gin from the Mahon Distillery is not made in the same manner as many other. Xoriguer follows very closely an 18th century ‘Celtic’ recipe that was introduced to the island during the British conquests in and around the Mediterranean.

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    menorca CALA SANTA...
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  • Updated By DPando on November 28, 2004
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  • Minorca Island Off the Beaten Path
    by DPando
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    CALA SANTA GALDANA

    You arrive to this beach from the road that coming from Ferreries and leave back this town to take a road to the south

    if you like resorts you will enjoy there because there are a lot, although its a special and beautifull place.

    It shape is a half moon with white sand and mediterranean pines

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