The
port of Mah�n, the second great port but of Europe, is a
natural
harbor with a length of almost five kilometers of depth with a
direction next to this west this prote'ge' of winds of the north, wind
of tramontana, but the strong ones of the western Mediterranean, reason
why from immemorial times refuge for the boats of all the sizes has
been used like port
The
Port of Mah�n by its extraordinary extension has very calm
waters what at sight of the visitor it gives the sensation him to be
contemplating a lake
The
characteristics, exceptional, of the port of Mah�n, as much
by
the geographic location of the port, key point in the western
Mediterranean, halfway is between Europe and North Africa and route
from the islands of Sardinia, C�rcega and Italy or Greece,
as
well as of the ships coming from the Red Sea and all the zone of the
Eastern Mediterranean, that went way of the Straits of Gibraltar, and
where the Balearic Islands, are you complete islands of the route, and
Minorca first of them, in addition the port to Mah�n,
arranged
in line with the route from the interior of the Mediterranean conferred
to him character refuge forced for the boats with difficulties or those
that to them the wind of the tramontana surprised, very known by the
sailors who sail these waters in special those of the South coast of
France, zone of the Gulf of Leon and all the coast this of the Spanish
Mediterranean
But,
it is that the geographic of the port and mainly landscaping
characteristics, do of the Port of Ma�, one emblem for the
tourist reclamation of Minorca and specially of the City of
Mah�n, with an attractiveness that make the delights of the
visitors of any origin, proof of it is that even such mahoneses, are
assiduous to give strolls by the sidewalks of the port in special the
one that runs of the side of laminates it of water, next to the slow
boats in the wharves
But
it is that the views from the high part of the City of
Mah�n,
with numerous areas with access to the harbor carniza confer another
attractiveness to him of great tourist interest and specially valued at
the moment of events as the aquatic fireworks or from the Pinto island
and or the Island of the King that congregates to thousands of
observers from all the points of the coastal strolls between which
those of the urbanizations of the North coast are included, pierces
Llonga, pierces Rat
As
it is to hope, the long trajectory of the port and the years that
Menorca takes receiving tourist from all the latitudes of the world
have caused that the port of Mahon stays in optimal conditions and for
offering to the navigators everything what requires so much in
conditions normal of a visit to please like for the emergency
situations
The
Port of Mah�n is a modern port in natural and or technically
equipped surroundings and completes supply of services for crew and
passengers or boats, counting on a complete sector of repairs and
mechanical factories, as much for rescue or repairs of boats in the sea
like with cranes of great dry tonnage for repairs in and counting on
several areas of navy in dry. Also it will be able to find several
stores specialized in material tools do-it-yourself work ironworks and
complements for the navigator in whom radiobeacons are included the
product sale of high trasmisores technology radio devices of
communication and global positioning. In addition it found weather
data, for all the area of the Mediterranean and specifies for the area
of Menorca, access to Internet, etc.
It
has all the types and styles to the mooring or bars, wharves pantalanes
floating floating islands fields of bollas and areas of free anchor,
distributed in all the areas of the port, where the visitor can choose
between the wharves as opposed to Ma� with all the
advantages of
the services of a opposite same city and of the frenetic tourist
activity or the North coast less urbanized and with ample zones of
natural coast with wharves and or pantalanes of reduced dimensions, but
relaxed and calm but with the services of the commercial wharf. The
enviable landscaping conditions of the port of Mah�n, that
they
invite to the stroll by his reviewed or visiting the populations of
Ma�, It is Castell and Sun the residential urbanizations of
the
East, Santana, or but the recent Llonga Cove in the North, in front
same coast of Mahon
The
"Port de Ma�" concentrates the greater playful area of
leisure
and recreation of the area of the west of the Island, with the supply
amplest and varied gastronomical supply, as much in the types and
styles of plates, like in the prices. Being great supply of services
playful, will be able to find great variety of services of excursions,
as much to visit other points of Island of Menorca, like own port,
calls "Wanderers" boats of excursions of recreation that to newspaper
makes routes by the environs of the port with service of locution in
several languages or if it prefers can rent it a boat, with or without
pattern of boat to do routes frees by port or coves of island, if it
looks for that they guide it, exist companies that boats or great
catamarans make routes of noon, whole day and even two days, to give
return to the island where one eats in the boats or the coves with
services already reserved for the group of hikers
But,
at dusk it is where the port of Mah�n, initiates its
transformation, its long one, very long sidewalks fill of passers-by
taking a walk, before or after having supper, taking an ice cream and
contemplating to the yachts and boats moored to mulles and pantalanes,
To
but it is the night where the great port of Menorca shines in all its
splendor and takes its true dimension from a forced rallying point, of
epicenter of the great nocturnal life of the area of the west for all
the one that it looks for places where to listen to music while a glass
drinks, or a supper is even taken having sites of very select music and
live music, jazz musical groups or but the select restaurants next to
the sea
At
night nonsingle it has the supply of the terraces and Pub of glasses,
the nights of the port you complement yourself but still with the
clothes stores to subcome typical products and specialized nautical
stores from music even acquire all their dimension. In order to finish
we emphasized as a forced visit that it does not have to let see we
talked about to the obradores of and stores of the masterful ceramists
"ceramic menorquina" an activity of long tradition in the island of
Menorca, and the stores of Shoes of Menorca another product of the
menorquina industry of great root.
In
the end also to recommend a visit that was to him peculiar and very
interesting, and surely which tasteful, it par excellence dresses the
distillery the menorquina typical drink, we talked about the
distilleries of the famous "Gin Xoriguer" located in the environs of
the harbor station of Ma�, where a route can be made
historical
of the production of the Gin de Menorca, inheritance of the colonial
period ingles in Menorca and also will be able to make tastings to
prove of different products from the distillery, Gin, Grass but with
taken care of almost all of high alcohol graduation.
