Ponent, Calan Blanes, Los Delfines

It is a narrow cove with an area of fine sand, and an unusual feature for the beaches of Menorca: just behind the sun lounger area, but still on the sand, there is a thick palm grove that provides consistent shade and houses a beach bar with a few tables. This small western cove, a short distance from Ciutadella, has a hotel a few meters from the beach and the urbanization itself. The cove has several small houses (usually small cottages) on its margins and some villas on the very edge of Calan Blanes, and it receives visits from boats coming from other nearby coves or from the Port of Ciutadella, which is barely 2 km away.

Cala'n Blanes has all kinds of services, a varied gastronomic offer, and very curious corners to get lost in for a while. A veteran among the tourist coves, it offers a varied menu of services to the tourist, including car, motorcycle, moped, bicycle, or tricycle rentals for family travel, and on the beach, rental of equipment for nautical leisure and trips to sea.

The Los Delfines urbanization is located between Cala en Brut and Cales Piques; it does not have a beach but they are conditioned for swimming. A good example is Cala'n Forcat, a hairpin-shaped cove due to its two entrances which, like Cala en Brut, has countless platforms

Excursions:

This area in general has a long tourist history, and although it does not have many beaches, the areas most suitable for swimming have been conditioned with platforms and ladders to facilitate access, so you can go on a tour

The excursion you must not miss in this area is that of Pont d'en Gil; it is a natural bridge carved by the sea on a rocky headland that is part of the Caleta Segonya next to the cape of Menorca or Bajolí

The municipal hippodrome is also very close.

Access:

Leaving Ciutadella, take either the new road to Cala'n Blanes or the Sa Farola path. The latter is prettier as it goes around the lighthouse at the entrance to the port of Ciutadella and follows the coast until it finds the first inlet of the sea, which is precisely Cala'n Blanes. For the other coves, follow the same path.

Map of the Calan Blanes Ciutadella circuit

Itinerary of access roads

Access the online map directly HERE

Description of the points marked on the Calan Blanes area Map

Red arrow circuit:

1- ) Roundabout, recently created, connecting the tourist areas of the north and south of Ciutadella without having to enter the city center. At this point (1), we can turn right to the point that indicates the exit to Calan Blanes, which will be on the left at a junction with a roundabout

2 - ) If we pass the first access road and enter the urban center of Ciutadella, at this point (2) we find ourselves at the neuralgic point of the urban roads of Ciutadella. In front is the pedestrian area of the old town of Ciutadella, to the left we head to Plaza de los Pinos and the Plaza de Es Born (City Hall Square), and to the right, seeking to bypass the old town of Ciutadella and passing through the north coast of the Port of Ciutadella, we will take the exit to Sa Farola, the popular name locals call the lighthouse at the mouth of the Port of Ciutadella. At this point, you will also find the Ermita de Sa Farola

3 - ) Point where you must turn left to head to all the northern urbanizations of Ciutadella, that is, Calan Blanes, Los Delfines, Calan Brut, Calan Forcat, Torre del Ram, and Calaspicas.

4 - ) Roundabout at the entrance to the Calan Blanes urbanization, left to the Calan Blanes Beach, right to the center of the urbanization and the path to the other urban areas and the large hotels in the northern area of Ciutadella

5 - ) Cala'n Blanes Beach, a small but comfortable beach with all services for tourists. Its main feature is that it is the only beach in Menorca with a dense palm grove right where the bathing area ends, in whose shade the beach bar (chiringuito) is located.

Blue Arrow Circuit:

6 - ) At this point (6) is where the path is taken from the urban area of Ciutadella, to go to Cala'n Blanes and the northern developments of Ciutadella, Cala'n Blanes, Los Delfines, Cala'n Brut, Cala'n Forcat, Torre del Ram and Calaspicas, and even the entire northern coast of the port of Ciutadella and the current location of the Ciutadella Maritime Station, the embarkation point for passengers on ferries that primarily connect to Cala Ratjada, Alcudia, and the Port of Palma on the island of Mallorca.

7 - ) Cala'n Busquet, a mooring area, recently remodeled, within the area of the port of Ciutadella. When passing in front of Cala'n Busquet, you can make a stop at the pine forest next to the road (Mediterranean pines) to see the Port and Ciutadella from the high area on the other side of the Port. The large building right in front and on the very edge of the water is the Ciutadella Maritime Club.

8 - ) Point where the lighthouse at the entrance to the Port of Ciutadella, "Sa Farola", is located. Next to it is the Hermitage (photo right above the map). From here to Cala'n Blanes, the road runs along the coast by the sea.

From here we can visit all the developments and access the hotels and residential complexes on the north coast of Ciutadella.

Cala'n Blanes, Los Delfines, Cala'n Brut, Cala'n Forcat, Torre del Ram and Calaspicas.

Photographs: Omar Mauro Banquero