48 Hour Guide to Mahon in Winter (Menorca)

Visit Mahon in winter and you’ll find a quiet and chilled city, where the sun’s out but there’s a definite nip in the air. Winter Mahon is a peaceful place with, as a guesstimate, less than half of the restaurants, attractions and shops you’d open you’d find in the summer.

Shutters are down and the ‘cerrado’ signs are up (closed).

Of course I’m not necessarily saying this is a bad thing. There’s plenty to see and do, without the crowds of the summer. And you can enjoy 9-15C weather.

Having 48 hours in Mahon, in Menorca, is a great choice for a winter holiday if you want to get away from the OTT festivities and wintry weather at home, in England.

Weekend in Mahon

Mahon Airport is just an hour and a half’s flight time from the UK and you can pick up some wintry bargains with the few airlines still running flights out here. The fact it’s so close means it’s totally achievable as a weekend destination. When you arrive Mahon is just 10 minutes in the taxi from the airport.

The prices of the hotels in Mahon in winter are slashed with the diminishing demands so you can stay at a lush hotel, complete with spas and views of the port for a fraction of the summer price. Just like I did.