Platja des Talaier, Menorca, Natural beach in Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain.
Platja des Talaier is a beach on the southwestern coast of Menorca with fine white sand tucked between two headlands. The water is shallow and shelves gradually, while pine forests begin just behind the sand.
The sources record no fishing or lighthouse history for this cove. Its documented past is tied to the Camí de Cavalls, the coastal path that runs east from Son Saura and reaches the beach after about 20 minutes on foot. The cove lies below the Talaia d'Artrutx, between Punta des Pinar and Punta de na Bruna, 13 km from Ciutadella.
The name Es Talaier comes from the Talaia d'Artrutx, the lookout hill that rises above the cove. Bathers wade far out because the water stays shallow, so swimming skills are not needed. The beach lies on the Camí de Cavalls, the old coastal path now walked east from Son Saura.
Access is on foot via a roughly 20-minute walk from the free parking area at Son Saura. You can follow either the coastal path or an inland route depending on which works better for you.
The beach faces west, while to the east a small sandy inlet is separated from it by a wedge-shaped rocky spur. The cove lies below the Talaia d'Artrutx, between Punta des Pinar and Punta de na Bruna, 13 km from Ciutadella. Its seabed of sand and algae has a gentle slope, and few bathers come.
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