Golden sands, turquoise waters and a booming art scene: 36 hours in Menorca By Samuel Fishwick For You Magazine Published: 07:01 EDT, 15 June 2024 | Updated: 07:01 EDT, 15 June 2024 e-mail View comments Outline The island of Menorca does its Mediterranean dazzling differently to Balearic sisters Ibiza and Mallorca. No billionaire boltholes or anti Brits protests here: instead, an art scene of massive overseas clout is blooming among the island’s protected lagoons, rolling hills, delicate Bronze Age ruins and marshland prairies festooned with wildflowers. Streamline At just under 700 sq km (think roughly the size of the West Midlands), Menorca is a breeze to zip around in a day.
But you could happily maroon yourself here for a month. Fancy a dip: Menorcan Gem Cala Pregonda Airline Two and a half hours from the UK, a 36-hour weekend trip to Menorca feels frictionless. Catch a late-afternoon flight on Friday (low-season returns can be as little as £100) to be in its beautiful southwest capital Mahón – just five minutes from the airport – in time for a harbourside supper.
Spotted on our EasyJet flight: The Night Manager ’s Tom Hollander , who clearly has an eye for a Balearic hideaway. Storyline The pretty port of Mahón has been here for yonks: founded in 205BC by the Carthaginian general Mago, brother of Hannibal, it’s been under the yoke (yes, it is also the home of mayonnaise) of Moorish caliphates, Mallorcan kingdoms and, in the 18th century, the Royal Navy. Th.