Ciutadella Menorca Island Balearic Spain
Spain

6 Cruises availables At departure or passage at this port

Lindblad Expeditions (6 Cruises)


Frequently Asked Questions

The ship anchors offshore and the tender runs up a narrow inlet to the landing, right beside the terraces. The call suits small ships only: large vessels cannot enter.
A deep notch in the coast, so narrow it looks designed for rowing boats, with sailboats lined up beneath ochre façades. Below, masts and reflections; above, palaces and bell towers.
By a staircase, in a few minutes. You emerge on Es Born square, the former parade ground with its obelisk. The whole historic centre is then walkable.
The monumental heart of the town, raised in the 14th century after the Catalan conquest on the site of a former mosque. It keeps its Gothic structure despite baroque and neoclassical additions, and the interior offers welcome cool.
The Salort palace, which opens its salons to visitors at certain times of year, and its neighbour the Vivó palace, with a red neoclassical-inspired façade. They speak of the golden age of the Menorcan aristocracy.
Two to three hours cover the old town, which is entirely pedestrian. The real pleasure is wandering: the white and golden lanes look just alike enough to get lost in on purpose.
Caldereta de langosta, the emblematic dish of the Menorcan coast, served at the tables along the inlet. Add the island's cow's-milk cheese, which locals discuss with real pride, cured meats and lard-rich ensaimadas.
The sauce is said to take its name from Mahón, Ciutadella's rival at the eastern end of the island. That is the local tradition, and Menorcans have no wish to be contradicted on it.
The rampart walk along the inlet, on the way back down to the water: the line of façades plunging towards the boats, with the sea behind. It is the photograph everyone brings home.
The euro, cards accepted in shops and restaurants. Catalan in its Menorcan variety and Spanish are spoken; English is understood in tourist places.