CALA'N PORTER
Area: Minorca
Country: Spain


Location:
On the S coast, 10 miles SW of the Minorcan capital Mahon, 6 miles W of the airport.

Telephone code from UK:
34

Position:
On undulating ground above tall limestone cliffs indented with coves. Undeveloped W side; E side crowded with villas and bars.

Description:
A tourist resort, but with more architectural variety than most, and even something of a village atmosphere. Many private villas, some of them quite grand.

Suitability:
Would satisfy most, but with perhaps a tendency to cater best for the under 50s.

Accommodation:
Relatively few hotels and apartment buildings in middle and budget categories.

Shopping:
Plenty of basics available locally; much more in nearby Mahon.

Beach:
Very large, dramatic, sandy beach protected on three sides by high cliffs. Access, by stairs or longer road, requires some effort.

Entertainments:
Daytime: some interesting caves and prehistoric stone structures nearby. Nightlife: a disco located in one of the caves.

Eating:
Decent choice of Spanish restaurants and some fast food.

Public-transport:
Seven buses a day to Mahon.

Local-excursions:
See Mahon.