Lime Piques
A perfect place to make plans
It is called Cales Piques to a small beach located within the urbanizations Calan Blanes and Los Delfines. This cove of fine white sand is as suitable for couples as it is for families with children. Its waters are always calm, so much so that it looks more like a swimming pool than a beach.
It is a beach with little tourism due to its small size, but with great affluence of the inhabitants who live around it. It is also a great option if what we want is to make plans (either with family, as a couple or with friends), for all the services that can be found in the vicinity and the number of activities that can be organized without going too far away. In addition, despite being one of the smallest beaches of Menorca, in high season there are sunbeds and umbrellas where you can enjoy 100% of the day at the beach.
The main characteristics of this beach are its elongated shape and the steep cliffs of medium height that flank the cove and help protect it from the strong waves and the wind that sometimes comes from the north. You may need booties for swimming, as it is a sandy and rocky beach and there are pebbles on the shore that can hurt if you do not wear shoes, especially for the little ones. You will also find an area with a staircase that allows access to the bathroom.
Name: Cales Piques
Location: Ciutadella Zone (40°00’09.7 “N 3°47’49.4 “E)
Distance from Mahón: 35 MN ; 43’5 km
Time from Mahón: 2h20 min by boat (average speed: 15 knots); 45 min by car
Type of beach: Sand
Anchoring with boat: Sand and rock. Possibility of mooring to buoys
Danger access by boat: Medium
Posidonia: No
Nearest gas station for boats: 2’5 MN; Port of Ciutadella
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Cales Piques in Menorca, how to get there?
If you do not like to go to the beach by car in summer for not looking for parking or dirtying the car, in Menorca you have several alternatives that will help you to park the first time and save you the sand in the car. For example, you can walk along the Camí de Cavalls, by motorcycle or by bike. All you have to do is choose the alternative you feel most comfortable with and enjoy a great day at the beach. The most comfortable option is to access by motorcycle because of the ease and convenience of parking anywhere.
How to get to Cales Piques by boat
You can always rent a boat to approach any cove by the sea, although in that case, you have to be clear in which areas you can practice anchoring and in which areas it is not allowed, (remember to be responsible with the seabed and protect its fauna).
How to get by bus to Cales Piques
In summer they usually provide lines that go directly to the coves and beaches. In the case of Cales Piques, you can get there by taking line 61, which leaves from Ciutadella. It will leave you in the parking lot of the cove and you will have to walk 100 meters to get to the first line. This line can also be taken in Ferreries, we recommend that you consult the schedules and departures when you are going to use this service, as they can change every season. Another recommendation is to check the duration of the trip, since being so small and so close to the urbanization, the beach is usually filled very early and if you want to arrive early in the morning, you should take into account that the trip may take more than an hour depending on the stop you take.
How to get by car to Cales Piques
If you choose the option of arriving by car to Cales Piques, you have to start the exit from Ciutadella and follow the signs to Cala en Blanes. When you start to see the signs for Los Delfines, continue along this road and you will arrive at Cales Piques. Once you have arrived, you will find a parking lot with capacity for about 50 cars, free of charge and with a distance to the beach of 100 meters. Another location that you can follow to get to Cales Piques by car is the Jimmy Hills resort, it is right next to the beach, you can’t miss it.
How to get from Camí de Cavalls to Cales Piques
The Camí de Cavalls is a historical route of Menorca with 20 stages, used during the reign of Jaume II in 1330 as a defense path, where armed soldiers were placed to defend the island from possible attacks. This route was also used strategically by the French and British in the 18th century. Over the years, it has become an important route through which you can see the historical, scenic and ethnological heritage of Menorca, in fact, it has been assigned the reference GR223 of the European Long Distance Routes.
Cales Piques is not within the route as such, however, it is nearby, in the parking lot where you leave your car, 100 meters from the beach. The way to Cales Piques along the Camí de Cavalls can be in two directions, if you arrive from Mahón, you will have to pass through Punta Nati, and Pont d’en Gil before Cales Piques; if you arrive from Ciutadella, you will see the Sa Farola promenade and Cala en Blanes, reaching a straight road that leads to the Los Delfines urbanization, before reaching Cales Piques, so continue straight on and you will arrive at your destination.
Services near Cales Piques
On the beach itself you will find a beach bar where you can buy your drinks or food so that you do not lack anything on your day at the beach, or have to travel far away. If you prefer a more “serious” place, in the urbanizations near this beach you will find several options where you can sit down to enjoy a delicious lunch or dinner, with the company of your choice.
For example, next to the beach you can enjoy the Jimmy Hills complex, with a famous crepe stand that will knock your socks off. The best dark chocolate and nutella crêpes in Menorca!
| SERVICE | TELEPHONE | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| RESTAURANT 1 | 96857474 | www.restaurante1.com |
| RESTAURANT 2 | 96857474 | www.restaurante2.com |
| RESTAURANT 3 | 96857474 | www.restaurante3.com |
What to do in Cales Piques?
Once you have arrived, you can rent your hammock and umbrella, snorkel, enjoy the sun and intermittent bathing, have a drink at the beach bar or, as we have mentioned, enjoy the leisure of the nearby urbanizations, such as Los Delfines and Cala en Blanes, especially if you are accompanied by your family.
If you feel like taking a walk and discovering the area, a visit you should not miss is the well-known Pont d’en Gil, especially at sunset. It’s going to be the best photo in your mobile reel and the one that gets the most likes on your social networks, for sure! The beauty of the place and the magic of the environment will make you fall in love.
If you like paddle tennis, you can visit the paddle courts of the Hotel Farragut. They are very close to Cales Piques, and have the peculiarity of being built over the sea, literally. Perfect place to play a game and cool off with a dip in the Menorcan Mediterranean.
And finally, if you are making a family trip and you are going with small children, you can not miss the Aqua Center in the urbanization Los Delfines. The little ones will enjoy it very much and if you are staying in Cala Galdana, Son bou or Arenal d’en Castell, you can hire a pack that includes transfer and entrance to the water park. A piece of information that may interest you: children under 3 years of age do not pay admission.
How to get to Cales Piques by boat?
To reach Cales Piques by boat, we must leave the port of Mahón heading SE. We will sail along the coast, leaving Illa del Rei to port.
We will continue out to the open sea, leaving the Punta de Sant Carles lighthouse to starboard.
Following the coastline in a southerly direction we will pass the outcrops of Na Girada and Punta Rafalet. We will continue skirting the island, which will take us in a SW direction and leave Punta Prima and Punta dels Marbres to starboard. At this point we will have the Illa de l’Aire on our port side.
Following the coastline, we will head in a NW direction and ascend passing Cabo Binibeca, Illot d’en Marçal, Cap d’en Font, Cap de ses Penyes, Illot de Binicodrell, Punta de Macarella, Punta des Tambors… until we reach Cap d’Artrutx (at the SW end of the island). From here we will ascend in a NW direction leaving the Cap de Banyos to starboard, past it, we will find Cales Piques to starboard.
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