The departure and 'set for Friday, July 8 from Milan Malpensa. Air One Flight Menorca direction ...! We land at the airport of Mahon or Mao 'Minorca island right on schedule.
On this trip we will not be alone, there are in fact the two boys Maximilian and Valentina have known that the Romans did in the previous trip in Thailand and with whom you and 'established a good relationship.
The island though not so great, absolutely requires a machine, which promptly withdraw from Italy and we booked at the airport and rental car EasyCar we move to
Cala'n Bosch. In our area most 'beautiful and better equipped to visit' the area located on the North-West Ciutadella just to be clear.
Just the other side of the airport's why the machine and 'important for us to tour the island in tranquility.'
The road and 'well-placed and the distance that separates from Ciutadella and Mahon' of about 50 km.
From this unique main street there are also some secondary roads are also in good condition leading to the various attractions of the island.
We arrive in
Cala'n Bosch and we settle at the residence Paradise Club Simple but nice and well organized.
In front of the residence, there is 'a small marina of
Cala'n Bosch surrounded by many shops and restaurants very characteristic, there is' a well equipped supermarket, where we spent organizing for lunch.
First destination and 'Cala Galdana.
Located just south of
Cala'n Bosch, in the direction of Mahon and 'a very attractive bay and well equipped with numerous hotels, restaurants and beach clubs ... then a turquoise sea, fantastic! Time to settle in the beach and the temptation to throw in the water and 'very much ...
But before going to bed ', we allow ourselves a drink in one of the many cafes located along the quay.
On the morning of Saturday, July 9 we get up early and we head to lunch at the port. Here we decide to rent a boat without a license and head towards the south, where are located the most 'beautiful bays, in our view, the island. We spent a nice profit for the whole day on the boat and off we go.
Maximilian and 'good' sea wolf 'and is' he who takes the controls of the small boat. The first stage, and 'the beautiful Cala Cala Macarelleta Macarella and two stunning bays arranged side by side just before Cala Galdana located visited the previous day. The color of the sea and 'nothing short of turquoise. After that throw the anchor 'throw us all into the water ... and' impossible to resist these colors! Selene reaches the shore and swam with his inseparable underwater camera along a small path that leads up the hill overlooking the sea. From there 'the pictures are sensational ... our small boat anchored in the inlet and the other seem to be suspended in the air. We continue sailing and go back to
Cala'n Bosch in Cala Turqueta stopping. The name already 'says it all, in these creeks and the sea' as flat as ever, too bad that the water only a little 'hot causes' of the presence of numerous and colorful jellyfish. One of them decides to "ruin" your day. He almost succeeds, so much pain but fortunately nothing serious, but the memory still visible after several days. We decide to have lunch on the boat, when suddenly begin to notice more and more off of the waves' impressive. In fact when we left the harbor we had warned that by lunchtime the wind had changed direction and the sea became more 'rough. We decide to return to the command and luckily we had Maximilian! Unfortunately, the size of the boat there facilitated, and the return 'was really tiring, very high waves and sea "angry"! after about an hour and completely drenched by the water that we had shipped back to the port safely. Time to dry off and we are already 'drive towards Mahon. Here we decide to take a drink along the quay in front of the imposing and luxurious yachts. Along the way back we stop in Cala en Porter, after admiring the sunset, where we decide to dine at the restaurant "La Vela". A delicious seafood paella! Certainly recommended ...
After a hearty breakfast we head Sunday, July 10, always in the car, Cala Mitjana. Very important thing to emphasize and 'is that many beaches are well marked along the main roads, but many stretches of unpaved road are final and more' with very limited parking, so we recommend everyone to come early if you want to find parking and maybe save you a long way to walk to the beach especially in July and August where there is' more 'of tourism and take walks in the sun heats up is not' just the maximum. We arrive at the parking lot around 9 am and the parking lot was almost deserted. After leaving the parking lot there 'then by walking for 5 minutes in a path of earth and sand and you arrive at the beach. Another particularity 'and' that in many beaches and 'easy to find nudists. Spain is not 'banned, and indeed you will find that' "almost" totally normal to be naked on the beach, so no more shocked 'that much. For lunch we take the car and go down again to the south in Son Bou. This is 'perhaps the best beach' long on the island, with its 4 km of white sand and clear water ... it seems to be on a Caribbean island! There is no 'but' time to lose, and after returning to the hotel to freshen up and change us decide to take a trip to Ciutadella. This picturesque town is' really cute! I believe second in importance only to the capital Mahon and 'consists of a very old top with large pedestrian areas where they descend to the port, place, and certainly attractive because' that's where many restaurants and shops of the island. Just one of these restaurants adjacent to the quay we do dinner. Restaurant "La Payessa" never choose the kind was so 'apt! The food, strictly fish, delicious! A lobster bisque that was the end of Mondon and much more! In just words ... we were sitting almost 3 hours as we ate and drank very well! If you happen ... please!
We get so 'on Monday 11 July, the last day "practical" in Menorca. Maximilian and Valentina decide to remain in the vicinity of the residence. Selene and I rather continue our tour to the island, visiting first the north to Cala Morel. We then return to the southern and more 'precisely to Son Saura. A spectacle of nature! ... But 'before we decide to take a walk along a guided tour through the trails and get to Talajer Ex. I assure you that you miss when you get 'your breath, either walk for about 30 minutes under a scorching sun, both for the scenario that presents itself in the face. A beautiful beach. A small cove of crystalline waters almost transparent! Obviously these days the sun and 'always on our side and this makes the colors of the water even more' flashy. The beach and 'very small, yes and no maximum capacity will be' up to 50 people, and it 'accessible from the ground or with the walk made ??by us or by the sea by boat. After a couple of hours we return to the beautiful beach of Son Saura very long and narrow. The water and 'very low for several meters from the shore and water colors are mixed with those of the clear sky! ... And that this is' true relaxation!
Unfortunately, and 'the last resort we visit to Menorca. In the evening we allow ourselves the luxury of making dinner in the restaurant at the Lighthouse Artrutx, a tad expensive cost but in return we ate very well and the sun that "turns off" the sea deserves.
Tuesday, July 12, and 'the day fixed for our return to Italy. The alarm sounds very soon, the time and 'sad for our departure. There are even clouds blacks who had never seen in previous days on the island. Honestly, I was very skeptical before leaving this island, but to me, and 'enough to change my mind and very big. The island is' perfect for those who want to combine relaxation and sea. In the evening, and '"eventful" as the twin sister Mallorca or Ibiza. All very quiet and the massive presence of families with small children attest to the fact in full.
The sea then it deserves a separate chapter ... often we stop to see the cards, maybe the Caribbean islands, with the boats "suspended" his shadow on the water that formed the turquoise sea, and I always said it was because a montage 'was impossible.
Well after that Selene has made similar photos of photomontage can only say that there is 'little and that we are not in the Caribbean, but rather' the island of Menorca, in about 2 hours flight from Milan ...
Luke & Selene
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