Our recommended section this time is one of the best conserved on the Menorcan coastline, as well as including different options for very interesting cultural visits. The whole route goes through an area declared by the European Union as a Site of Community Importance and Special Protection Areas (SPAs). For this reason, ornithology fans use this route to delight in their bird watching hobby.
Today’s excursion begins before entering the beach of Cala Tirant, which has an interesting dune system with large plant communities. On leaving the beach, the path runs along the coast. On these sections of the coast we can observe as many as five different types of “socarrells”, the spiny endemic bush of the island that we have mentioned before, in other routes of the Camí de Cavalls.
Close to the road of the Cavallería Lighthouse, we come to the Eco-museum of the Cap de Cavallería, a recommended visit if we have the time and the luck to find it open. Further on is the Roman site of Sanitja, another outstanding spot to take a break. In fact, while we are stopping off at interesting spots, we can also walk along a section to reach the lighthouse and take in its fantastic views.
The path returns alongside the sea on the beach of Cavallería, famous for its reddish mud that is used for skin treatments and which many bathers use, and rub on their skin. The next beach is Cala Mica and from here the path has the steepest part on the whole route. In any case, we climb more than 60metres, with a steep gradient indeed to reach the beach of Binimel·là. Close to the beach car park there is a restaurant that is only open in summer, a good place to have an ice-cold beer after the walk.
Distance: 9.6km
Estimated time with stop-offs at interesting spots: 4 hours
Difficulty: medium
