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Menorca South-East

South-East coast beaches

South-Eastern Menorca is one of the island's most popular areas, offering not only some superb residential accommodation but also charming beaches and excellent dining

Punta Prima beach

Punta Prima
Wide and sandy and extremely popular, Punta Prima beach offers good bathing, a beach bar and, very close by, several small supermarkets, shops and restaurants. Easy to park nearby

Binibeca beach

Binidali beach

Binidali
Accessed by a steep path, this small sandy beach is surrounded by cliffs. Diving from the rocks is a popular pastime

Binisafua
A small and attractive palm tree-lined beach, situated in a pretty cove and offering shallow, safe bathing. No facilities

Alcaufar
The closest beach to the resort of S'Algar, Alcaufar is a small sandy cove popular with locals and tourists alike. There's a restaurant right on the beach

Binibeca

Binibeca has two distinct centres: the Binibeca Vell area and the Binibeca Nou/Cala Torret/S'Atalaya area. The latter is the chiefly residential area around the sandy beach. In Cala Torret there is a supermarket and several nice restaurants overlooking the sea. It is also home to the Paupa diving centre. A kilometre distant is the "fishing village" of Binibeca Vell with its pretty whitewashed buildings and pedestrianised streets, where you can find restaurants, bars and shops and all the other tourist facilities you would expect.

Binibeca picture gallery

Punta Prima is a mixed coastal resort-cum-small residential town and has a wide sandy beach with excellent bathing conditions which is fringed with bars, restaurants, shops and supermarkets. A popular resort but relaxed and not over-commercial

Punta Prima picture gallery

S'Algar is a small but very popular and long established resort on the tip of Menorca's south-east coast. Although it offers only a small man-made beach, there are extensive sunbathing and swimming platforms and terraces along the shoreline, and some great swimming and snorkelling opportunities from its rocky coast. There are also some of the best and most spectacular scuba diving sites just off its shore, and S'Algar Diving offers excellent and highly professional facilities to exploit this, for beginner and expert alike.

S'Algar picture gallery

Restaurant guide

Menorca has a multitude of restaurants. Many offer standard tourist menus and most offer a menu del dia (menu of the day) costing 3-10 euros - excellent value for money. Many new restaurants open each season offering much more than standard tourist fare. In July and August advance bookings are advisable in very popular restaurants if you wish to eat after 8pm.
Local specialities are calderata de llagosta (lobster stew), paella, fresh fish and shellfish. Do not miss the locally made mayonnaise, an invention of Mahon (Mao).

Some recommendations in the south-east
Asia - S'Algar. Fusion of Thai and other Asian cuisines. Bookings essential in high season. Tel 687 886 587
Reina Isabel - S'Algar. International cuisine in a nice courtyard setting. Tel 971 154 444
Pedro's - Cala Torret. Popular restaurant with families. Tel 971 151 853
La Boyera - Binisafua. Converted cowshed with good international cuisine. Nice surroundings. Tel 971 150 991
En Caragol. Delightful restaurant and fabulous sea views from the summer terrace. Sea food specialities. On the coast road between Binibeca and Punta Prima. Tel 629 165 089
Pan y Vino. 200-year-old farmhouse, British-run restaurant in the hamlet of Torret. Booking essential. Tel 971 150 322

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