The Camí de Cavalls (GR-223) is a historic bridle path, from the days when the coast had to be watched on horseback — hence the name. Today it's 20 waymarked stages that circle Menorca, alternating the gentle south and the rugged north. You can do the whole thing in a long week, but most people pick individual stretches: each is different, and all end at (or pass) a cove for a swim.
The best stretches on foot
- Gentle south: from Cala Galdana to Cala Macarella — pines, cliffs and the island's loveliest coves at the end. Easy and spectacular.
- Wild north: from Binimel·là to Cala Pregonda — a reddish, lunar landscape, one of the most photogenic.
- Eastern classic: from Es Grau to Sa Torreta — beside the s'Albufera park, with birdlife and shallow waters.
- Lighthouse and wind: the Cavalleria stretches, for those after the northernmost capes.
By bike or on horseback
Not all of the Camí can be pedalled (there are technical, stepped sections), but several can, and the e-bike puts it within anyone's reach. And doing it on horseback — on the black Menorcan horse, the one from the fiestas — is to live the path as it was lived for centuries: at a walk, between woodland and sea.
Menorca by bike: Electric bicycle tour through BinibecaCheck availability →The Camí de Cavalls is Menorca distilled: unspoilt coast, silence and a cove at the end of every effort. Start with a southern stretch if you're with family, or throw yourself at the north for raw landscape. Either way, you'll finish with sand in your boots and a craving for more.