Granja Dorada

Menorca


At red-washed Golden Farm, they say, Lord Nelson and his lover Lady Hamilton enjoyed a tryst in 1799. Visits are by guided tour and pre-booking is essential, though opening times are very limited and bookings require a minimum of 10 people; kids under 12 aren't admitted. It's 6km northeast of central Maó, around the bay.


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1. Plaça d’Espanya

1.13 MILES

Just above the port, the central Plaça d’Espanya is flanked by colourful houses and the neoclassical 18th-century Església del Carme. On the square itself…

2. Església de Santa Maria

1.15 MILES

This imposing church was completed in 1287 but rebuilt during the 18th century. Looming at the east end of its neo-Gothic interior is a massive organ …

3. Ca n'Oliver

1.17 MILES

Built in the early 1800s for the prominent bourgeois Oliver family (who lived here until 1920), this magnificent mansion has been exquisitely restored…

4. Xoriguer Gin Distillery

1.23 MILES

At this portside showroom, you can taste and buy Menorca's distinctively aromatic Xoriguer gin, born during the 18th-century British rule. From the range…

5. Arc de Sant Roc

1.24 MILES

This 14th-century archway at the top (west) end of Carrer de Sant Roc is the only remaining relic of the medieval walls that once surrounded Maó's old…

6. Església de Sant Francesc

1.28 MILES

Attached to the 17th-century Convent de Sant Francesc, which now houses the Museu de Menorca, this baroque, single-nave church stands on the site of a…

7. Museu de Menorca

1.31 MILES

This 17th-century former Franciscan monastery has been a nautical school, a library, a high school, a children’s home and, now, Menorca's main museum. Its…

8. Sa Mesquida

1.36 MILES

A narrow country lane leads 7km northeast of Maó to this east-facing sweep of pale sand and translucent sea. It's a favourite among locals at weekends,…

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