This guidebook to walking on the Balearic island of Menorca in the Mediterranean includes a wide variety of walking. The first part of the guide includes 16 day walks that lead inland, exploring Menorca's rich history of castles, military fortifications, picturesque houses, windmills and towns as well as protected nature reserves and the prehistoric marvels of huge stone taulas and talaiots.

The guide also includes two longer-distance treks. The first is a coast-to-coast route from Maó to Ciutadella lasting 4 days over the gentle hills and countryside. The other trek is the GR223 Camí de Cavalls, the 10-day, 185km walk around Menorca's coast. This trek leads you along dramatic coastline and hidden beaches, and was entirely restored in 2011 for walkers, cyclists and horse-riders. 

From city walks through Maó, to trails through woodlands and along clifftops with the surf crashing below, Menorca has a great deal to offer any walker. The best time to walk in Menorca are spring and autumn, but especially spring if you have an interest in wild flowers, or want to see the island at its most colourful.

This guidebook is a perfect aid to explore Menorca, with practical information on transport and accommodation, to passages on the history and culture of the island. Menorca is more than just its beaches, this guidebook helps show you why.

• illustrated with detailed mapping on all routes and stunning photography
• useful tips on making the most of Menorca, when to go, what to take with you
• insight on the long and colourful history of the island, from prehistoric to the present

Contents:

Map key    
Overview map    
Maó street map   

Introduction   

Location    
Geology    
History     
Landscape    
Trees and flowers    
Birds    
Animals    
Protected Areas    
When to go    
Accommodation    
Health and safety    
Language    
Money    
Communications    
Getting to Menorca    
Getting around Menorca    
What to take    
Waymarking and access    
Maps    
Food and drink    
Tourist information offices    
Emergencies    
Using this guide   

Day walks   

Walk 1    Maó and Es Castell    
Walk 2    Cala de Sant Esteve and s’Algar    
Walk 3    Maó and Trebalúger    
Walk 4    Sant Lluís and Biniancolla    
Walk 5    Llucmaçanes and Binissafúllet    
Walk 6    Airport to Sant Lluís    
Walk 7    Maó to Cala en Porter    
Walk 8    Es Migjorn Gran and Cova de Coloms    
Walk 9    Cala Galdana and Sant Tomàs    
Walk 10    Ferreries and Cova des Moro    
Walk 11    Cala Macarella and Cala Turqueta    
Walk 12    Sant Joan, Son Saura and Son Catlar    
Walk 13    Santa Àgueda and Cala del Pilar    
Walk 14    Fornells and Cala Tirant    
Walk 15    Es Grau and Sa Torreta    
Walk 16    s’Albufera des Grau   

Coast to Coast: Maó to Ciutadella   

Stage 1    Maó to Alcaidús and Alaior    
Stage 2    Alaior to Monte Toro and Es Mercadal    
Stage 3    Es Mercadal to Ferreries    
Stage 4    Ferreries to Ciutadella   

GR223: Camí de Cavalls   

Stage 1    Maó to Binissafúller    
Stage 2    Binissafúller to Son Bou    
Stage 3    Son Bou to Cala Galdana    
Stage 4    Cala Galdana to Cala en Bosc    
Stage 5    Cala en Bosc to Ciutadella    
Stage 6    Ciutadella to Cala Morell    
Stage 7    Cala Morell to els Alocs    
Stage 8    els Alocs to Ses Salines    
Stage 9    Ses Salines to Cap de Favàritx    
Stage 10    Cap de Favàritx to Maó   

Appendix A    Route Summary Table    
Appendix B    Language Notes    
Appendix C    Topographical Glossary    
Appendix D    Useful Contacts