{"id":195,"date":"2020-12-22T21:24:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T21:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/?p=195"},"modified":"2023-04-04T11:40:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T11:40:19","slug":"cales-coves-the-best-place-for-snorkelling-in-menorca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/cales-coves-el-mejor-lugar-para-hacer-snorkel-de-menorca\/","title":{"rendered":"Cales Coves: one of the best spots to snorkel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><br>We highlight Cales Coves for its history<\/strong>. Menorca, despite being a small island (45 kms from east to west), has many coves due to its rugged coastline, which favours its irregular coastline and some say that it is one of the best places for snorkelling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is precisely its great charm from the sea: always being able to find a corner or cove where you can enjoy and enjoy a moment of peace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this cove is different from all the others, not only because it has two beaches, which in itself is spectacular, but above all because of the <strong>twenty caves<\/strong> The remains are dated from antiquity and were artificially created for funerary ceremonies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This whole group of caves forms what is known as the <strong>is known as the 'Necropolis of Cales Coves'.<\/strong>of great cultural and natural value, since it is <strong>the largest necropolis in Menorca.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/caves-route-the-best-kayaking-excursion-in-menorca\/\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#f7aa00;color:#fffffa\"><strong>DISCOVER THE BEST KAYAK TOUR &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Content of the post:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #003560;color:#003560\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #003560;color:#003560\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/cales-coves-el-mejor-lugar-para-hacer-snorkel-de-menorca\/#Como_llegar_a_Cales_Coves\" >How to get to Cales Coves<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/cales-coves-el-mejor-lugar-para-hacer-snorkel-de-menorca\/#La_mejor_manera_de_llegar_a_Cales_Coves\" >The best way to get to Cales Coves<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/cales-coves-el-mejor-lugar-para-hacer-snorkel-de-menorca\/#Dos_playas_virgenes_juntas\" >Two pristine beaches side by side<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/cales-coves-el-mejor-lugar-para-hacer-snorkel-de-menorca\/#Bucea_en_uno_de_los_mejores_fondos_de_arena_roca_y_posidonia\" >Dive in one of the best sand, rock and posidonia seabeds in the world<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Como_llegar_a_Cales_Coves\"><\/span><strong>How to get to Cales Coves<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, getting to Cales Coves is not easy. You have to go in the direction of Cala en Porter on the Me-12, until you reach the turning indicating Cales Coves by car or bicycle. On the final stretch of the road, you have to walk along an unpaved road for about 15 minutes. On arrival, there is a small car park which is usually full in high season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_mejor_manera_de_llegar_a_Cales_Coves\"><\/span><strong>The best way to get to Cales Coves<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is for all of the above reasons that <strong>visit Cales Coves doing the kayak excursion of Cales Coves. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rutas Kayak Menorca<\/a> is the best way<\/strong>As well as visiting the cove, you will be able to enjoy the other route that we propose leaving from Cala en Porter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is worth remembering that Cala en Porter, which is where Rutas Kayak Menorca is based, is the closest cove to Cales Coves. Great, isn't it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/entrada-cales-coves.jpg\" alt=\"entrance-cales-coves\" class=\"wp-image-990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/entrada-cales-coves.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/entrada-cales-coves-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/entrada-cales-coves-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/entrada-cales-coves-16x7.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dos_playas_virgenes_juntas\"><\/span><strong>Two pristine beaches side by side<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fact that the access to Cales Coves is so complicated favours the <strong>virgin essence of the place<\/strong>. As is the case everywhere, the harder it is to reach, the better it is for the sustainability and maintenance of the destination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So <strong>in Cales Coves you will find a little paradise<\/strong> where, apart from the boats, you will find few tourists, precisely because of the difficulty of access. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the way, <strong>burial caves have been inhabited in modern times by a large number of people who have been <em>hippies<\/em><\/strong>. They used to take advantage of the months of good weather to enjoy the cove, but for the last fifteen years it has been forbidden to inhabit it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ah, and you will meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/menorcailustrada\/posts\/3823587904404659\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La Solita<\/a>the centenary house that wakes up in front of the sea every morning. It belonged to some fishermen, \"Los Adrover\" after their surname, who, both my brother and I remember with great affection how they used to bring us the fish home every morning in summer, when we were little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/caves-route-the-best-kayaking-excursion-in-menorca\/\" style=\"border-radius:10px;background-color:#f7aa00;color:#fffffa\"><strong>DISCOVER THE BEST KAYAK TOUR &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bucea_en_uno_de_los_mejores_fondos_de_arena_roca_y_posidonia\"><\/span><strong>Dive in one of the best sand, rock and posidonia seabeds in the world<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When you snorkel in Cales Coves you will realise the beauty of the seabed.<\/strong>. Formed by an anchorage of sand, rock and posidonia, it gives rise to a large marine life, with a large presence of fish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will find lots of obladas (if you give them bread you will be amazed with the photos you will take!), bream, sea bream, sea bream, damselfish, tacons (small soles), salps, cows, thrushes, damselfish, green fish, red mullet and even some sea bream that enter the cove in search of food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But to know better the fish that you are going to find in our route made with kayaks for rent in Menorca, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/the-fish-of-menorca\/\">better visit our article, \"The fish of Menorca\"! <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Destacamos Cales Coves por su historia. Menorca, a pesar ser una isla peque\u00f1a (45 kms de este a oeste), tiene much\u00edsimas calas debido a que su litoral es muy accidentado, lo que favorece a su irregularidad costera y algunos dicen que es uno de los mejores lugares para hacer snorkel. Precisamente, \u00e9ste es su gran [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rkm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4359,"href":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195\/revisions\/4359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rutaskayakmenorca.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}