Tamarells Cove

A paradise to discover

Cala Tamarells is a small cove on the north coast of Menorca, located north of Fondejador des Llanes.

This cove is located halfway between Es Grau and the Favàritx lighthouse. Its difficult access from land makes it an unfrequented place and it is necessary to take a short hike to reach it.

It is a completely virgin and isolated beach, located in a privileged natural environment.completely virgin and isolated beach, located in a privileged natural environment and divided, in turn, into two coves: Tamarells des Nord (located, as its name suggests, to the north of the cove and very shallow) and Tamarells des Sud.

From the cove you can see on the horizon the Illa d’en Colom, located just in front of it, is a natural protective barrier against the winds that lash the island. From Tamarells des Sud, you can also see one of the old defense towers in Menorca, known as the Torre de Tamarells or Torre de Rambla (built in the early nineteenth century by the English).

Over and over again, the names are repeated

When looking for information about coves, and other places on the island that are of interest to us, it is important to know what we are looking for and, above all, where we are looking for it.

The presence of names that are repeated is a constant between islands (for example, we see that the Mitjana cove of Menorca, finds a namesake in the Majorcan island) but, in this case, we can discover that this happens even with places of the island of Menorca itself.

So, if we look for Tamarells, we will find two different places: on the one hand, there is the Cala Tamarells described here (which includes Tamarells des Nord and Tamarells des Sud) located on the north coast of Menorca and, on the other hand, there is Els Tamarells, a small beach located on the west side of the island d’en Colom (islet located just in front of Cala Tamarells).

Confusion is rife.

Name: Tamarells des Nord

Location: Northern Zone I (39°57’40.7 “N 4°15’54.3 “E)

Distance from Mahón : 10’9 MN / 19’9 km

Time from Mahón: 55 min by boat (average speed: 15 knots) / 40 min by car

Type of beach: Sand

Anchoring with boat: Sand and stones. Anchoring must be done in a large patch of sand located outside the cove, in front of Fondejador des Llanes and outside the area restricted by posidonia.

Dangerous access by boat: Medium. Very shallow depth inside the cove. Outside, to the north, there is a battery of quite visible reefs.

Posidonia: Yes

Access to land by boat: The shallow depth of this cove does not allow boats to enter. Caution should be taken because of the algae and rocky areas at the bottom.

Nearest gas station for boats: 9’8 MN, Mahón

 

SERVICES

NO SERVICES

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Cala Tamarells in Menorca, how to get there?

To get there by road, leaving from Mahón, you must follow the signs to Ronda de Maó. Merge onto it and, when you reach the traffic circle, take the second exit towards Carrer de ses Quatre Bosques.

At the next traffic circle, take the second exit to continue along Ronda de Maó. Continue along this road until you find the signs for the exit to the Me-7.

Once there, you must turn right twice to continue along Carretera de Favàritx / CF-1. Turn right again to join Camí de Tordonell, and then left to continue along Camí de sa Torre Blanca.
From here, you will have to turn right 3 times to get closer to your destination. However, to actually reach the beach you will have to walk part of the way.

Tamarells cove is part of the Camí de Cavalls. If we want to follow this route, we can do it from Es Grau (where we can arrive by car and park in one of the parking lots that we will find in the area) or we can even start the journey from the port of Mahón, from where we must leave towards Fornells and then take the detour to the right that shows us where the road to Es Grau is.

From there, the route will be about 5km and will allow us to discover one of the most beautiful routes of the Camí de Cavalls.
This path begins by passing through the Canal de Sa Goda, which we will have to cross by the wooden footbridge enabled for this purpose. Then, we will continue along the beach of Es Grau passing in front of the Roca des Mabres (which divides in two the extensive sandy area of Es Grau).

After that, we will continue our way following the Sa Gola itinerary (which runs through part of the Natural Park of s’Albufera).
Without leaving the main road, we will head north until we see on the horizon the unmistakable Favàritx lighthouse, in front of which stands the Rambla Tower, which marks the place we want to reach, Cala des Tamarells, whose wild beauty will not leave anyone indifferent.

Of course, another great option to reach the cove is directly through the sea, either starting from Es Grau and doing that part of the route by kayak, or leaving from any port of the island in a boat with which to make the entire journey.

Services near Cala Tamarells

NO NEARBY SERVICES*.

*We consider them “close” if they are within a radius of 250-300 m approx.

What does Cala Tamarells offer us?

The isolated and little-traveled nature of this cove means that it has no services. However, that doesn’t mean it can’t offer a lot of fun for all those who dare to visit.

It is a wonderful area for snorkeling thanks to the presence of posidonia in its waters and the proximity of the natural park of s’Albufera des Grau, which allow the proliferation and conservation of underwater life. Below the Rambla Tower, we find a very good place to stop and appreciate it due to the presence of shallow rocks and the abundant fauna that inhabits its waters.

If we have arrived here by kayak, we can continue on our way so as not to miss nearby areas such as Cala Vidrier or Arenal d’en Moro beach (in Illa d’en Colom).

Out of the water, we can also go on numerous excursions. If we have arrived at Cala Tamarells by the Camí de Cavalls, we can continue the same until we reach Cala Sa Torreta (a beautiful virgin beach among pine trees) or follow the itinerary of Sa Gola, to enter the Natural Park of s’Albufera where we will enjoy the Minorcan nature in its maximum splendor: native reptiles, birds of prey and migratory birds, Mediterranean turtles … in addition to the impressive vegetation that dominates the natural park. This natural paradise will leave you speechless.

At 1km from Tamarells, we also find the Punta de Sa Pastera, a small cliff with incredible views.

In addition, a visit to the Rambla Tower is also a must for those who enjoy soaking up the history of the places they visit. This British defense tower was built in the early nineteenth century by the British to prevent raids by troops wishing to conquer the castle of Sant Felip (the last stronghold of Menorca’s defenses). There are 15 towers of this style distributed throughout the island, which were built at the same time, both by the Spanish and the British, with the same objective: the defense of lands that were intended to be besieged by enemy troops.

Currently, the Rambla Tower is quite deteriorated (mainly due to erosion caused by wind and salt) and, because it has not been restored since its construction, there are areas that threaten to collapse and the interior staircase once used by the soldiers has disappeared (as the wood it was made of has not withstood the passage of time). If we decide to visit it, it will be better to do it from the outside and with caution.

How to get to Cala Tamarells by boat?

To get there by boat, we will have to leave the port of Mahón in a SE direction leaving the dock to starboard. We will continue through the port until we reach the open sea (up to Punta de Sant Carles).

At this point, we will leave the San Carlos lighthouse to starboard, and continue to port along the coast (heading NE) where we will pass La Mola and Punta de S’Espero, to continue in a NW direction (always sailing with the coast to port).

We will pass Cap Negre, Punta de Sa Galera and, finally, Punta de sa Cudia. On the port side we will see an inlet that leads to Es Grau and in front we will have Illa d’en Colom. We will have to skirt it to the N, going around its northern coast until we get to the SW.

Having passed the northern tip of the islet and being positioned in this direction, we will leave the Fondejador des Llanes to port, and we will see Cala Tamarells to the bow.

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