One of the corners that the people of Menorca love the most, especially those from Ciutadella, is the walk around the area of La Vall. Its two beautiful beaches, Es Tancats and Es Bot have fine white sand just as if paradise itself had been placed in Menorca. It is undoubtedly one of the best-conserved and most fascinating sandy areas on the north coast of the island, a natural landscape with its own dune system that extends along the entire valley: meadows of Neptune grass and spectacular wetlands of the stream of La Vall.

The first beach,  that of Es Tancats, is just a few metres from the car park, so the Es Bot beach is in fact the quietest option of the two beaches of La Vall. It is reached along the path on the right, always passing the pine trees to the left, until reaching the stream, really easy to find.

Camí de Cavalls

From the end of the Es Tancats beach, we can also go south, where we coincide with the Camí de Cavalls coastal bridle path, which we have spoken about on more than one occasion in our blog. Having reached it, following the path south, we can approach Els Alocs, another spectacular area that comes out into an unequalled treasure trove: the Sa Bassa Verda lake. The path goes between farmland until reaching a fork of two forest tracks, and ours is one on the left to reach our destination. The track gradually narrows and becomes rockier and steeper. From above we’ll be able to take in the stunning views of the two beaches.

Sa Bassa Verda

On reaching the top, concealed behind the rocks and trees is Sa Bassa Verda, which only contains water during the winter months. It is a spectacular lake surrounded by calm, a mirror of wild vegetation with magically positioned rocks. Does that sound good to you?