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Boardwalk leading onto Son Bou beach
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Platja de Son Bou

Son Bou Beach is the longest and largest beach on Menorca, stretching approximately 2.5 to 3 kilometers along the island's southern coast — the beach right below the house. It's distinguished by fine white sand, crystal-clear shallow water, and its status as one of the few open-sea beaches on the island, rather than a sheltered cove.

Boardwalk leading onto Son Bou beach Crystal-clear shallow water Turquoise water meeting pale sand Waves rolling onto white sand Clear, calm water at dusk

A "Blue Flag" Rated Beach

Son Bou beach is certified for water cleanliness, utilities, and lifeguard coverage. It was revalidated as a "Blue Flag" beach in 2026. Only three beaches on Menorca hold this certification.

Prat de Son Bou

Directly behind the dunes stretches one of Menorca's most important wetlands, a protected reserve considered a botanical and bird wildlife paradise under Natura 2000 listing

Birdwatching: Spot herons, egrets, ospreys, and a variety of waders, songbirds, ducks, geese, and moorhens.

Good to Know

Tip: Sun loungers and umbrellas are available to rent right on the beach. Just grab one, an attendant will be over very promptly, but bring cash for the payment. I think is 20 euro for 2 loungers and umbrella a day.
Note: Further along the beach, there's a stretch where nudist bathing is common!

Basílica Paleocristiana de Son Bou

One of the island's oldest religious sites

Aerial view of the basilica ruins beside Son Bou beach Stone foundations of the three-nave basilica

Located at the Eastern end of Son Bou beach, is one of the oldest religious constructions on the island. Key features of the site include a remarkably well-preserved baptismal font (known as Es Morter de Son Bou), the rectangular structure of a three-nave church, and an adjacent prehistoric necropolis carved into the rock.

The basilica was destroyed by fire in the 18th century, but its foundations and artifacts offer a significant glimpse into the island's early Christian history and Talayotic cultural heritage.