Enjoying a prime location on Menorca's dazzling southeast coast, Es Canutells is a small and cosy resort located on a hill.
If you are searching for peace and tranquillity, then you can't do much better than Es Canutells, a quiet, tiny hamlet on a hilltop by the seashore. If you wish to get away from it all, here there is little traffic or crowds. Instead, you can spend hours exploring the nearby sandy beaches. Or if you hire a car in Es Canutells itself, then you can discover the delights of other parts of Menorca. In the warm, still waters of the bays and coves that are sheltered by the shallow cliffs you can lie back in the water and float your cares away. Catamarans and boats float serenely in the water, all gleaming in the endless sunshine. You can gorge yourself on wonderfully-prepared seafood in the beach bar of Es Canutells itself. If you do want to venture further afield, there are excellent restaurants in the village of San Climent and nearby Mahon. Walk or cycle leisurely among the quiet lanes and admire the beautiful villas that are half-hidden behind graceful palm and olive trees. There are also several opportunities to get into the saddle on the island, as there are many riding schools and you can then peek over all the walls of those fabulous villas as you trot along. A retreat from the world and its cares, you will find all the pleasures of a peaceful hideaway where time seems to stop and you can relax.
If you like your beaches in bite-size cove form, read on: holidays in Es Canutells will be right up your street. They're absolutely spot on if you fancy lounging in a picture-perfect, horseshoe bay and soaking up shedloads of peace and quiet.
In fact, this place is so small and restful, there's little else to interrupt your beach basking. No streets of neon-lit bars or must-see sights tugging at your 'must-do' conscience. Just a gorgeous arc of pebbles and sand, lapped by calm turquoise waters. Lashings of warm sunshine. And a few sleek yachts adorning your sea views.
Of course, when you want to lift a finger, you can. Stroll the shopping parade with its beach boutiques and souvenir shops. Work through dishes of sizzling caldereta at the eateries, including the beachside restaurant. No one could ever describe holidays in Es Canutells as hectic.
There'll probably be times when you'll feel like exploring. When they come, catch a bus to Mahon to wander its stepped streets, souvenir-hunt and sip gin-and-lemon on the harbourfront. Or discover Menorca's interior, speckled with prehistoric stones and whitewashed hamlets. And whether you're dreaming of long breaks, quick-getaway late deals or last-minute bargains to the sun, Es Canutells have all the right holidays at all the right prices.