Sights
Church of Santa Maria
The town's main church, famous for its huge 19th-century organ; short organ recitals are sometimes held at midday in season (check locally).
- Cruise ships berth on the harbour front below the town. The town centre is up a steep slope: use the steps or the public lift near the old fish market rather than the road.
- Mahón takes small and mid-sized ships; the port's own berth data shows cruise calls using a single dedicated cruise quay.
- Many museums close on Mondays, and the market cloister is closed on Sundays.
Where ships dock
Ready-made days
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Food & drinkClosed Sundays
Claustre del Carme market
Food stalls set around the arcades of a former convent cloister, with a terrace looking down over the harbour. Try the local Mahón cheese.
SightsClosed Mondays
Museu de Menorca
The island museum in an old Franciscan monastery, covering prehistoric Talayotic Menorca through to the British and French years.
PracticalClosed Saturdays, Sundays
Tourist information, Mahón
Town tourist office on Carrer de ses Moreres for maps and island advice. Mapped hours are weekday daytime only; check locally.
Boat & day trips
Harbour boat trip
Round trips by boat (some with glass bottoms) leave from the harbour front to see the islands, forts and creeks of the long natural harbour. Mostly seasonal; check departures on the quay.
Food & drink
Es Castell & Cales Fonts
A small Georgian-era town at the harbour mouth, with a pretty creek lined with fish restaurants at Cales Fonts. About 10 minutes by taxi.
Beaches & parks
Cala Mesquida beach
A sandy cove with dunes and an old watchtower on the north coast, about 15 minutes by taxi from the port.
Sights
Talatí de Dalt prehistoric site
A Talayotic village with a stone tower and a T-shaped 'taula', part of the island's World Heritage prehistory, about 10 minutes by taxi west of town. Check opening times locally.
Sights
La Mola fortress
A vast 19th-century fortress guarding the harbour entrance, with tunnels, gun batteries and sea views. About 20 minutes by taxi; check opening times locally.
Sights
Binibeca Vell
A whitewashed seaside village of narrow lanes built in a traditional fishing-village style, about 20 minutes by taxi. Residents ask visitors to keep noise down.
Boat & day trips
Ciutadella
Menorca's former capital at the other end of the island, with a cathedral, palaces and a narrow old harbour. Only for long port days; it is about an hour each way by island bus or taxi.
Map
Your ship's times
Type your ship's arrival and departure times at the top of this page and everything here is marked for your day. Your times are on your cruise documents or in the cruise line's app.
Mahón (Maó), Menorca publishes its cruise calendar: see the port's schedule ↗
Sources we checked on 2026-10-21: portsdebalears.com posidoniaweb.portsdebalears.com portsdebalears.com museudemenorca.com openstreetmap.org openstreetmap.org