Menorca's Best Beaches 2026 - how to reach them
Photo rich guide,location maps
Menorca's Top Beaches
Plus our Favourites of the best beaches Menorca Find your perfect sunning spot.
Good to know
The water quality around Menorca is exceptional with crystal clear, turquoise waters and many fine sandy, Caribbean like and natural beaches...more
Protecting the beaches for all
Particularly on virgin beaches, take a bag for your rubbish and take it away WITH YOU. Please DO NOT leave cigarette stubs!
🏖️ Holiday Resort Beaches in Menorca
What can you expect? - VarietySon Bou Beach
The longest beach in Menorca, offering a wide stretch of soft golden sands and shallow waters—perfect for families and relaxing beach days.
- Sand type: Fine golden sand
- Facilities: Restaurants, toilets, sunbeds, parking, 3 beach bars,water sports
Cala Galdana
A beautiful horseshoe-shaped bay surrounded by cliffs and resorts, combining scenic views with excellent amenities.
- Sand type: Soft white sand
- Facilities: Restaurants, shops, lifeguards, water sports
Punta Prima
A quieter resort beach with calm waters and a laid-back atmosphere, ideal for relaxing stays. Supermarkets nearby
- Sand type: Fine white sand
- Facilities: Restaurants, beach bars, parking
Arenal d’en Castell
A large sheltered bay with a gentle slope into the sea, making it perfect for children and family holidays.
- Sand type: Golden sand
- Facilities: Restaurants, accommodation, sunbeds, supermarkets nearby
Es Grau
Located in a natural park, this beach offers shallow waters and a peaceful atmosphere with light amenities.
- Sand type: Pale fine sand
- Facilities: Basic cafés, parking
🌿 Natural & Remote Beaches in Menorca
Cala Macarella
One of Menorca’s most iconic beaches, with turquoise water and dramatic cliffs.
- Sand type: Soft white sand
- Facilities: Small beach bar (seasonal)
- Access: Shuttle or short walk
Cala Turqueta
Known for its vibrant turquoise waters and peaceful surroundings.
- Sand type: Fine white sand
- Facilities: Toilets, seasonal lifeguard
- Access: 15 minute walk
Cala Pregonda
A unique northern beach with reddish sand and rugged scenery.
- Sand type: Red/golden coarse sand
- Facilities: None
- Access: 20–30 minute walk
Cala Escorxada
A remote beach accessible only by long hike or boat, perfect for total escape.
- Sand type: Natural sand
- Facilities: None
- Access: Long hike or boat
Our detailed photo rich Beach Map and Directory will allow you to see the island's beaches. Menorca is small so it's possible to visit a new beach every (half) day! or when sun is not in your area
There is no such thing as a private beach on Menorca. They are all owned by the state and can be used by the public. Actually the entire coast line up to 6 meters inland is public property. However unless part of a holiday resort access maybe over private land with controlled acesses ( some car parking charges - see directory )
Best Beaches for children?
Nearly all of Menorca's beaches have soft sands and shallow falls into the water so the waters are safe AND warm up from the sun quickly! - this makes them very suitable for Toddlers and Babies. Most beaches have good snorkelling due to the water quality and rocks along the bay side ( where the fish are ) , so in all any resort beach in Menorca is very good for children. Our children tested them all many times!
Best Kid-friendly beaches? - TIP Cala en Porter and Es Grau have incredibly shallow falls so that even the smallest can enjoy safe, warm splash abouts.
TIP Best Beaches for older children?
As kids we loved waves and some beaches like Punta Prima and Cala den Porter do have predictable fun waves (due to sand banks) at 5pm'ish.
BEST Resort Beaches
Over the year's we've been to ALL the beach Resorts, many many times at different times of a year.
Best Beach we've picked picked out our personal winners.
Our Favourite Beach tips
Of course BEST is really subjective, particularly as the standard around Menorca is very high. However, the better beaches are considered to be along the south, north and eastern coasts. The western coast beaches are much smaller, with a larger amount of packaged tourism competing for their space so fuller in peak season.
Each Beach has life-guards, first aid and a flag system for swimming safety.Discover them all on our in-depth Menorca Beaches Photos Map
A selection of our favourite resort beaches
Arenal den Castell
Resort Beach
A large classical picture postcode beach set in a huge horsehore shaped bay with great views on the
North Coast
Binibeca / Binibequer
Resort Beach
Binibeca Beach is a white silky soft sandy beach set in a protective bay which makes the water very shallow and warm. Locally called Platja Binibèquer
Southern Menorca
Cala en Porter
Resort Beach
Beach lies in a spectacular picturesque location backing onto a nature reserve. Deep , soft fine white sand.
Southern Menorca
Cala Galdana
Resort Beach
Beach has very soft white sand, shallow falls into the sea with sandy bottom. The beach lies in an imposing horseshoe bay.
Southern Menorca
Punta Prima
Resort Beach
Deep beach with very fine soft white sands.
Southern Menorca
Son Bou
Resort Beach
Son Bou beach has a very fine white soft sands and gentle falls into the sea. Longest beach on Menorca just perfect for sunseting strolls
Southern Menorca
Son Parc
Resort Beach
Son Parc beach is a very natural and large beach with extensive sand dunes to the rear. Very fine deep white sands.
North Coast
Boat Trips along the coast
Choose your favourite beaches then use our directory to reach it by bus,car or boat
Best Virgin Beaches
Menorca is famed for it's many secluded Beaches aka Virgin Beaches - locally called 'Playas Virgines'
Explore more at Menorca's natural virgin beaches
Virgin Beaches - What to expect?
Virgin Beaches will have no tourist development and have a very natural state - rarely any catering / shade services, but life guards on many
The northern coast beaches are very varied, generally wider/larger than those in the south but are more exposed to the open sea on less calm days so can have more wind and waves. They typically have coarser sand of varying colours and big 180 degree panoramas.
The south coastline is dominated by fine grained white sandy inlets and bays often with pine forest fringed cliffs and surroundings - as they are formed from river valleys carved from softer limestone plateaus. Very Carribean like.
Many remote beaches are only accessible by going through private land. You should respect this and keep to the tracks. Some land owners charge a small fee and restrict the visitor numbers which helps keeps the beaches in their pristine state. Dress appropriately and shut ALL gates behind you. In our exeperience respectful visitors are rarely turned away.
Enjoy our photo guide to Menorca's Best virgin beaches below. Our Beach Maps allow you to locate them and how to reach them.
Our Tip a small childrens beach hand rake will allow you to make a nice sun bathing spot
in-depth Menorca Virgin Beach Directory
Boat Excursions along the coast
Choose you favourite beaches then use our directory to reach it by bus,car or boat
Best Beach we've picked picked out some winners.
Map with Menorca's Beach locations
Our best beach recommendations are easy to find in our photo rich Directory of all Menorca's beaches on a Map.
Beach Boat Trips & Excursions
A wonderful way to see how beautiful Menorca's coast :
Beach by Water Taxi?
For flexible stays and beach choices you cannot beat Water Taxis
- 3 hour fast boat Tour of Northern beaches from Fornells ( use Bus L41 from Arenal den Castell,Son Parc and Port d'Addaia )
Menorca our Best Beach Tips
Best Beach Choices
Several including natural so called Virgin Beaches : Menorca Beaches by Bus
Full Directory of All Menorca's beaches with location,facilities and loads of Photos Beach Map
Good to know
Information you can rely on - we're not 'INSTA travellers' on a quick one off flyin / flyout visit. We really do know Menorca -have experienced the WHOLE island many ,many times as Teenagers, been young couples and parents with small children and seen a lot of sand! :-)
Menorca is famous for its crystal-clear waters, white-sand coves, and unspoilt coastline. Whether you’re looking for easy-access resort beaches or remote hidden calas, this guide covers the best beaches in Menorca to suit every type of traveller.