Peace and quiet are easy to find on picturesque Minorca. Great for families and friends, its beautiful beaches draw people back year after year
Minorca is a place as relaxed as its people. The quietest and calmest of the Balearics, Minorca?s rolling green countryside and picturesque resorts remain unphased and unspoilt by its popularity. Surrounded by warm clear seas and fringed with golden sand, Minorca is a little slice of Spanish heaven.
From red sandstone and rugged cliffs, to deep valleys, olive groves and orchards, Minorca has a rich and varied landscape, littered with intriguing prehistoric remains as well as idyllic fishing villages and pretty resorts. View the whole island in one go by heading up its highest peak, Mont Toro.
To the east is the island?s capital, Mahon (or Mao), home to one of the best harbours in the Mediterranean. Georgian town houses sit alongside Spanish apartments, thanks to the one time British rule. To the west, the old capital of Ciutadella (or Ciudadela) sits above its harbour, with the streets of its well preserved old town hiding impressive palaces.
Throughout Minorca, classically pretty fishing villages, such as Fornells, sit beside busier resorts such as Cala?n Forcat and Cala?n Bosch, but thanks to Minorca?s restrained attitude to its success as a holiday destination, it has managed to maintain the perfect balance between local life and tourist trade, leaving smiles on everyone?s faces.
