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Menorca has it's own airport which is a bonus, and most visitors arrive in this way through the airport, which is very close to Mao, Menorca's capital. Menorca Car hire, like Palma airport, is easy here Menorca car hire outlets at the airport. (check the Menorca Car Rental online booking weblink to the right). Public transport in the form of buses are good on the island, but it's important to note there are are limited bus services from Menorca International Airport into Mao. For this you can take a taxi easily for about 10 euros. Once in Mao there are plenty of connections with other buses which cover different routes on the island.
The Airport is more than well serviced, with numerous links to the Spanish mainland, the UK and Germany. There's lots of shops, cafes and parking facilities. Expect good banking services, and a number of travel agents are located here. Why not consider island hopping by plane from Palma de Majorca to Mao. It's quicker than the boats!
For Balearic island hopping between the Balearics, or for nipping over to the Spanish mainland, ring the iknow-holidays flight booking line Tel: 0871 423-5056. For cheap flights to Menorca click through to the weblinks rights for the best cheap flight deals all year round!
Booking through Openjet (weblink right) and other cheap Menorca flight online Agents (weblinks to the right), guarantees the best flight deals to Menorca, as they check through all the airline offers, giving you just what you're looking for!
Getting to Menorca by boat is easy, with ferry options available from Alcudia to Ciutadella in North West Menorca, or from Palma de Mallorca to Mao, the capital of Menorca. Boat trips are also available to Menorca from Cala Ratjada on the east side of Majorca in small boats. Check the 'aferry.to' weblink right for the best Menorca ferry booking deals online!
A selection of ferry companies offer services to Menorca including Balearia running from Palma to Mao and Trasmediterranea which runs a daily boat service from Palma de Majorca to Mahon on Menorca. Cape Balear de Cruceros operate a sea link between Cala Rajada (Mallorca) and Ciutadella de Menorca, if you'd rather land on the more attractive West coast of Menorca. For boat trips from Ciutadella to Alcudia on Majorca Iscomar Ferrys (run a daily service on this route. To pre-book your Menorca boat trip online check the 'aferry.to' weblink right.
The Balearics Ports Authority have a super website, full of information on specific locations of commercial travelling services and information on all the key ports across the Balearics. There's a lot going on in the Ports themselves, all of which have their own history! Well worth checking the web link to the right and getting your bearings before you start island hopping.
The port of Mao has a fascinating history, well worth dipping into before you arrive if you arrive on Menorca through Mao rather than the west Ciutadella. The port itself is more than six kilometres in length, it has a long history and has been used as a port since 300 BC. The harbour here is naturally carved, and its natural shape is key to it's success as a base for successive fleets of warships. The likes of the Phoenicians, Greeks, Rhodians, Fhocians and the Carthaginians have all left their mark in Maó® •ntil 1802 Menorca had also been an English and a French colony. This port of Mao is often known as the pearl of the Mediterranean.
A significant feature of Mao port is that there are two islands in the centre, Illa del Rei, with its 18th century buildings, used as a military hospital until a few decades ago and Illa del Llatzaret or La Quarentena, with its medical institution built in 1793. Move to the south of the mouth of the port, and you'll discover the ruins of a fort, Fort de Sant Felip, designed as a defence against the Turks. This is a busy port, operating 24 hours a day, with a selection of scheduled passenger sailing services, tourist cruisers, merchant traffic and pleasure boats pouring in.
Car hire in both Mallorca and Menorca is cheap. To book your Menorca car hire click the Holiday Autos car hire weblink to the right, for the best car hire rental on the Balearic Islands.
Several cheap flights run throughout each day from say Palma de Mallorca to Menorca, so you can take a day trip to Menorca or Ibiza if you're based on Mallorca. Ring the iknow-holidays booking line direct on: 0871 423-5056, for information on inter-connecting Balearic Island flights and bookings.
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