Cala N Forcat Holidays

Cala'n Forcat is proper Menorca at its most laid-back. Part of the Los Delfines area on the island's northwest coast, this friendly resort serves up rocky coves, crystal-clear snorkelling spots and a chilled atmosphere that families absolutely love. Historic Ciutadella is just a 10-minute drive away for culture and tapas, but honestly? You might not want to leave.

💡 Good to Know - Holidays to Cala N Forcat 2026 / 2027

• ☀️ Summer sits at 28 to 30°C with long sunny days and consistent Balearic breezes keeping the heat pleasant

• 💶 Not just sunnier than back home, a little cheaper too. Expect to pay around £3 to £4 for a pint, £10 to £16 for a main course.

• 🐴 Ciutadella's Sant Joan festival (23 and 24 June) is a 700-year-old horse fiesta where riders rear their stallions through packed crowds in the old town

✨ Highlights of your Holidays to Cala'n Forcat

• 🏖️ The forked cove in the town itself, a natural swimming pool ringed by rocky sunbathing platforms where kids jump in from low ledges while parents watch from above

• 🤿 Snorkelling visibility that rivals anywhere in the Balearics, thanks to the protective posidonia seagrass offshore

• 🎢 Aqua Center Menorca in the neighbouring Los Delfines area, with proper-sized slides, a splash zone and go-karts right in the middle of the resort

• 🌅 Pont d'en Gil, a natural sea arch a short walk along the cliffs and one of the most photographed sunset spots on the island

• 🚂 The little resort train that loops between Cala'n Forcat, Cala'n Blanes and the tourist centre, a guaranteed win with the under-8s

🏨 Cala'n Forcat Hotels

Browse all our Cala'n Forcat hotels, or check out our pick of the bunch below. For hotels with your food and drinks sorted, take a look at our all-inclusive Menorca options.

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• Globales Club Almirante Farragut. Beachfront four-star overlooking Cala'n Forcat bay, with a salt-water pool, junior climbing wall, four paddle courts, a multi-purpose sports field and a proper entertainment programme. Be aware there are some steep steps to access the hotel. A solid all-rounder for active families who want facilities on site and sand out the front door.

• Menorca Sea Club. Apartment complex surrounded by gardens, three pools including a children's splash park, and proper space to spread out. Just 300m from the resort centre and 3km from Ciutadella. Apartments come with kitchenettes, which makes feeding fussy kids so much easier.

• Globales Los Delfines. Relaxed complex with daytime pool games, table tennis, water sports and beach activities, plus a bar and restaurant on site. 800m from the beach and right next to the Aqua Center, so waterpark days start and end with minimal faff.

💑 Couples

• BLUESEA Cabo de Baños. Boutique clifftop retreat with just 42 studios, each with a jacuzzi bath and private balcony, perched on a rocky headland with the Tramontana mountains of Majorca visible on clear days. Two pools, one for kids. Note that check-in takes place at sister property Moon Dreams Los Lentiscos 350m away. The pick if you want somewhere small, a proper view and a grown-up feel.

• Talayot. Apartment complex set in vast gardens with six different pools (yes, six), a poolside snack bar and a karaoke bar for the brave. Kitchens in every unit, tourist centre walkable. A solid quieter-couples pick if you want self-catering flexibility and more pool options than you know what to do with.

• O7 Vista Picas. Mid-sized apartment hotel with separate adult and family pools, a games room and a close-to-the-beach location among eight low-rise blocks. Rooms come with kitchenettes and balconies. Clean, straightforward and well-positioned for the sunset walk to Pont d'en Gil.

🎉 Groups

• Globales Club Almirante Farragut. The beachfront sports angle makes this an easy pick for group holidays, with paddle courts, mini-football, volleyball, table tennis, air rifle shooting and a multi-purpose field all free of charge. Plenty of space for a big group to spread out and a buffet restaurant that handles crowd-feeding properly.

• Talayot. The six-pool apartment complex also lends itself well to groups, with self-catering kitchens for taking the edge off food costs and a karaoke bar on site for the inevitable late-night crew moment. Walkable to the resort centre for nights out.

💰 Value

• BLUESEA Lentiscos. Apart-hotel 50m from the beach with a pool, sauna, sun terrace, tennis and a seasonal entertainment programme. Rooms come with kitchenettes for self-catering flexibility. Note bookings over five rooms are handled as group bookings. Reliable cheap-and-cheerful base for couples or families watching the pennies.

• Moon Dreams Los Lentiscos. Same beachfront complex and the same 50m-to-sand location, with apartments featuring kitchenettes and access to the pool and sun terrace. A brilliant self-catering value option, especially for families who prefer cooking breakfast in pyjamas to buffet queues.

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🏖️ Best Beaches in and around Cala'n Forcat

• 🏝️ Cala'n Forcat cove. The resort's namesake inlet, split in two by a rocky finger of land, with small sandy patches between big flat sunbathing rocks and pools of startlingly clear water. Perfect for confident swimmers and snorkellers, better than a classic family beach for strong swimmers and teens than tiny toddlers.

• 🏖️ Cala'n Blanes beach (fifteen-minute walk). The proper sandy option in the cluster, a sheltered cove backed by pine trees with shallow, calm water. This is where you bring the buckets and spades.

• 🪸 Cala'n Brut. A smaller inlet just south, known for its jumping platforms at various heights set into the rocks. A rite of passage for visiting teenagers, and fun to watch with a cold drink even if you're not leaping off anything yourself.

• 🚤 Cala Blanca (five kilometres south). Lovely purpose-built resort beach with soft white sand, shallow water, waterslides and a more classic beach-resort setup. Worth a morning trip for a change of scene.

• 🌅 Pont d'en Gil sunset spot. Not a swimming beach, but the walk along the cliffs to this natural sea arch is the evening ritual in Cala'n Forcat. Bring a bottle of Menorcan wine and watch the sky do its thing.

🛏️ Where to Stay

Families

Base yourself close to the cove itself at Cala'n Forcat for the shortest walk to the waterpark, the train stop and the main family-friendly bars at Jimmy Hills Square. Seafront options like Globales Club Almirante Farragut put the bay on your doorstep, while complex-style stays at Menorca Sea Club and Globales Los Delfines give you more room for spread-out days with the kids. The whole cluster is walkable, so you're never more than fifteen minutes from a sandy beach at neighbouring Cala'n Blanes.

Couples

The clifftop end above the cove is where the more intimate hotels sit, with Pont d'en Gil's sunset walk as your evening routine and BLUESEA Cabo de Baños's panoramic views as the headline act. You're still only a four-kilometre hop from Ciutadella for harbourside tapas and cocktails, making it the perfect balance of quiet base plus evenings out in one of Spain's prettiest port towns.

Groups

For mates' trips or extended family groups, the apartment complexes in the Los Delfines area around Cala'n Blanes offer the most flexibility, with kitchens, multiple pool setups and bar strips within walking distance. Globales Club Almirante Farragut works especially well for groups that want an active week, with all those paddle courts and pitches included, while Talayot's six pools and karaoke bar tend to sort themselves out.

🗣️ Local Lingo

Menorca's a bilingual island, with Catalan (specifically Menorquí, the local dialect) as the native language alongside Spanish. Most menus and signs are in Catalan first, Spanish second, and English often third, but absolutely everyone in the resorts speaks English. Having a go at either of the local languages earns a big smile and the better service every time. A few to get you started:

• Hola, Hello (works in Catalan or Spanish)

• Bon dia, Good morning (Catalan)

• Gràcies (Catalan) / Gracias (Spanish), Thank you

• Una canya, si us plau, A small beer, please (Catalan, the classic bar order)

• Pomada, The local Menorcan cocktail of Xoriguer gin and cloudy lemonade, the drink of the Sant Joan fiesta

🧳 Holidays to Cala'n Forcat – Travel Guide 2026 / 2027

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families

• 🏊 Aqua Center Menorca is the area's biggest waterpark, with proper slides, chutes and tunnels plus a go-kart circuit attached for switching things up

• 🚂 Hop on the resort's ting-ting train that loops between the beaches, shops and the entertainment area, a guaranteed winner with the under-8s

• 🐠 The shallow, calm water at Cala'n Blanes beach is ideal for first snorkelling attempts and small kids learning to swim in the sea

• 🎪 Jimmy Hills Square runs children's shows in the early evening followed by tribute acts at nine, proper British-holiday family-entertainment territory

💑 Couples

• 🌅 Walk to Pont d'en Gil for sunset, a natural sea arch that ranks among Menorca's most romantic photo spots

• 🍷 Bus or taxi to Ciutadella harbour for tapas, pomada cocktails and boutique shopping along the cobbled streets around the cathedral

• 🛥️ Hire a small motorboat from the cove (no licence needed for the smallest class), pack a picnic and explore the hidden inlets along the north-west coast

• 🏛️ Visit Naveta dels Tudons, a Bronze Age stone burial chamber from around 1000 BC, one of Spain's best-preserved prehistoric sites and a quick drive from the resort

🎉 Groups

• 🚴 Rent bikes and tackle a section of the Camí de Cavalls, the 185-kilometre coastal path that loops the whole island, with some of the most dramatic stretches just west of Cala'n Forcat

• 🎾 Hotel Almirante Farragut's four paddle courts are open to group bookings and make for a great morning round-robin (avoid the midday heat)

• 🎢 Group passes at Aqua Center Menorca are the day plan if half your crew are still big kids at heart

• 🏰 Drive to the Castle of Santa Àgueda in Ferreries (about thirty minutes) for panoramic hilltop views of the island, a proper "we did something cultural" stop between beach days

🌍 More Destinations

• 🏖️ Cala'n Blanes, sheltered sandy-cove resort backed by pine trees on the same north-west tip of Menorca, with a more classic family-beach character

• 🌊 Cala Blanca, purpose-built family resort on the west coast with soft white sand, waterslides and an easy, relaxed vibe for holidays with small kids

• ⛵ Cala'n Bosch, bustling marina resort on the south-west coast with bars and restaurants around a pretty port, the Aquarock waterpark and long sandy beaches at Son Xoriguer

• 🏰 Ciutadella, Menorca's historic former capital with Gothic cathedral, cobbled old town, harbourside tapas bars and the spectacular Sant Joan horse fiesta every June

• 🏝️ Menorca, the wider island with its UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status, 70-plus beaches, ancient stone monuments and the calmest pace in the Balearics