The avarca was and still is the typical footwear made in Menorca, based on an artesan skill that starts with the selection of the best skins, drawing patterns, cutting, sewing and finishing up with the final product and then shipping. A very hard-wearing footwear that
The 1,500 inhabitants of Es Migjorn Gran claim to have the most authentic fiesta in Menorca. The festivities are in honor of San Cristóbal and are celebrated the first weekend of August or the last of July, if July has five weekends. Whether they are
One of the most important events of the year in Menorca, is undoubtedly the fiestas of Sant Joan in Ciutadella. Just a date on the calendar of June but it is also in the heart of many Menorquins, who look forward to this big day. In
We often like to talk about Menorcan traditions in our blog, ones we celebrate and enjoy, as it’s an easy way to help understand Menorcan life. One of these fiestas is called Cincogema, which is held during Pentecost (seven weeks after Easter) where the general
The Easter holidays are strongly linked to religion and tradition and in Menorca, as it can not be any other way; it is celebrated in a very festive manner. The first day is Palm Sunday, in which the coming of Jesus to Jerusalem is remembered.
Ingredients: 1 kilo Ray fish, clean and cut 600 gr potatoes 2 medium onions 2 to 3 tomatoes Sweet pepper ( Pimenton dulce) 3 cloves of garlic Breadcrumbs Pinch of sugar Parsley Olive oil Salt and pepper For the sauce: 250ml of fish stock 125ml olive oil 190ml of full cream milk Splash of olive oil Sprinkle the fish with a little
In Menorca we call carnival "els darrers dies", which means the last days in which you can eat meat before Lent. The days include Thursday, a date which is a main event celebrated in Spain where the gastronomy is very popular in the open air, and
In Menorca, every 17th of January marks the commemoration of the arrival of King Alfonso III and the Christian conquest of the island. In Maó there is a dedicatory statue. During the days leading up to and after the date, concerts, poetry recitals, institutional conferences, fairs of
Refuge of night owls, bohemians and lovers of music, this cave, converted into a musical bar is undoubtedly the perfect corner to visit in order to to experience the purest essence of the Menorquins. Menorca has a long tradition of folk groups that have provided
The identity of the popular culture of Menorca is represented during Lent. In the forty days of preparation, Christian penitence and reconciliation that occurs in the Carnival, Àvia Corema (Granny Corema) is one of the most popular figures of Mediterranean tradition and a very common
