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Ciutadella walking tour with shopping, El Toro visit and Casa Olivar
Attractions & guided tours
Minorca, Spain
4.6/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
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Do this because
Take in the view from Monte Toro, the highest point on the island
Visit Casa Olivar – a fabulously furnished palace dating from the 17th century
Spend a couple of hours' free time to explore Ciutadella old town and harbour
Browse the stalls and hunt for souvenirs in Ciutadella market
Expert local guide with an unrivalled knowledge of Menorca and its people
What to expect
If you want to get a feel for Menorca's past, this trip to the island's former capital is ideal. Ciutadella's cobbled lanes, churches and palaces make it a joy to explore by foot. Helen, one of our guides, says "I've lived in Ciutadella for over 30 years and know every single corner, every secret." You'll conclude the tour with some free time to discover more under your own steam or shop for souvenirs.We kick off with a guided tour. There's palm-shaded Plaça d'es Born, considered one of Spain's most beautiful squares. Plus, there are the lavish palaces tucked down the surrounding alleys. You'll visit one of these aristocratic mansions, the 17th-century Casa Olivar, which is stacked with antiques and tapestries, and boasts lavish ceiling frescoes. "The old town is a maze of narrow, winding streets fringed by honey-coloured buildings bathed in sunlight, while the tiny fishing port is pretty as a picture," says Helen.You'll then have a couple of hours to wander around at your own pace. Have a poke around a huge variety of shops in the centre, including places to grab souvenirs, trinkets, clothes and more. It's also market day, offering even more local produce, textiles and leather goods. Don't miss out on picking out some abarcas for yourself – you'll see most of the locals donning these typical Menorquin sandals. Or, use your time to visit a museum or two, head to one of the atmospheric harbour cafés or check out the baroque cathedral. Before the end of your tour, you'll head to Monte Toro, the highest point on the island, for a chance to take in the sea views and take some pics.
What's included
Transport
Guide
Walking tour
Guided tour
Exclusive TUI itinerary
Transport
Guide
Entrance to Casa Olivar
What to remember
Lunch and drinks not included
Not suitable for wheelchairs
Not suitable for those with reduced mobility due to moderate walking distance during tour
Not suitable for those with reduced mobility
Bring suitable footwear
Food and drinks not included
English-speaking guide for all nationalities
This experience doesn't follow our general cancellation policy. If you need to cancel, you must do so at least 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
Provider
TUI España Turismo, S.L.U, with Tax Number B08089187 and Travel License Number GCMD-4
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Where
Pick ups are available from selected hotels in the following resorts: Cala Bosch, Cala Blanca, Santandria, Ciutadella, Cala Blanes, Cala Galdana, Santo Tomás, Canutells,Sur Menorca (Biniacolla), Punta Prima, Salgar, Es Castell, Mahon
Reviews
Excellent
4.6/5
Based on
48 reviews from verified customers
M
Mo
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 53 years old
Excellent
Good value for money. Informative interesting guide.
A
Argyrou
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 47 years old
Excellent
The tour guide Nicola made this trip really interesting with her wealth of knowledge, she pointed out so many things that you would not notice if you did the tour on your own. Slightly longer on the tour would be good. Include cathedral tour.
L
Linda
October 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Excellent
Excellent guide Francis, he was full of knowledge, was approachable and had a sense of humour too. Everything you want in a good tour guide!
R
Robin
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 52 years old
Excellent
We found our guide Francis very approachable, knowledgeable, friendly and fun. We would have liked a little more time to explore.
M
Mal Clark
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
The guide Daniel was excellent, very informative and knowledgeable the area and history. The only down side to the whole experience was the return coach arriving 3 minutes late
L
Lesley L
September 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 49 years old
Excellent
Great trip very informative and half day which was perfect
S
Satisfied customer
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 46 years old
Excellent
Throughly enjoyed the tour, fortunately it was in the morning so we were able to shop in the market. The only suggestion I would make is perhaps make it a full day so that you could have longer to to eat in one of the restaurants.
J
JMM
September 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Excellent
Our guide Daniel was fantastic. He kept us enthralled and entertained with his knowledge and humour. We would have liked more time on the guided tour and less time for our own exploration, but that's our personal view, and others may disagree.
S
Shazbat reviewon 5.9.24
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 44 years old
Average
We arrived in Ciutadella at 9.30am with the Coach and had to wait seated in the coach for over 1 hour because the Tour Guide was very late, this was unacceptable. The walking guide of the town and Casa Olivar with the guide was good, but we did waste 1 hour waiting on the coach!
E
E B
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Great
Well organised. Coach on time. Good guide. Could have done with a slightly longer day
A
Angela
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Excellent
M
McLaren
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 25 years old
Excellent
M
Michelle
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Excellent
Daniel, the tour guide, was very informative and friendly. He had so much knowledge to share and we thoroughly enjoyed every aspect. If we had simply gone there on our own we would have missed so much. Highly recommended!
A
Aimee and steph
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 25 years old
Excellent
More stuff to do on the tour
N
Neil/Victoria
May 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Excellent
Nicola our guide was extremely informative, having lived in Menorca since the 80s. Jose the bus driver got us there and back smoothly. I would find it hard to believe anyone would have had more knowledge of her subject than Nicola.
A
Abi
May 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 12 years old
Excellent
Really enjoyed everything, but visit to El Toro was removed so a bit disappointed. Had a bit of a refund, but still paid a lot compared to local bus. However Nicola was a great tour guide and told us a lot about Ciutadella so we did enjoy it
D
Daytripgirl
May 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 49 years old
Excellent
Everything was very good. The guide and driver were excellent.
B
bez
October 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 42 years old
Great
G
Groom
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 64 years old
Great
Walking around a lot of back streets when there was no need.
P
Perfect
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
The tour guide was very good at explaining things ,
S
Sara
September 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Excellent
Having a local guide who lives on the island and speaks good English meant we learnt a great deal of interesting information that we could not pick up from guide books. Daniel also showed us where everything was in the city so we could easily find our way around during our free time. Great to have all the WCs pointed out, too
A
AlexG
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 33 years old
Excellent
Our guide was fantastic. Very warm and friendly and so knowledgeable. He clearly loves the island. We saw and learned so many interesting things. Thanks for a lovely day out.
S
Sue
September 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Great
The tour guide Daniel was very knowledgeable but we had far too much free time at the end. It was advertised as an half day excursion but ended up nearly a full day. Two hours could be taken off the free time easily.
J
John C
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Excellent
The tour guide was very knowledgeable and made the trip very entertaining..
L
Lynne & John
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Great
The trip was well organised and Debbie our tour guide was excellent very informative. The only downside was the time it took to get back we were just over 11/2hours on the coach didn’t get back till 4:35 after dropping everyone off, pick up was at 9:10 so not a half day trip as advertised.
C
Clivey D
June 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
Excellent
The visit to Cuitadella was excellent, the tour guide's informative commentary full of interesting detail, the city itself absolutely great, but there was much more to the trip, the scenery, the visit to Torre mountain, the immense all round views, the farms and the Minorcan horses, and a different route on the return leg. All cleverly supported by the guides commentary. Excellent day out.
W
Welsh Couple
October 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 33 years old
Great
Good Value excursion Prompt pick up Guide very informative probably a little too much information needs to be carefully scripted Citudella lovely place to visit ?? Too many pick ups to other resorts too much time spent on the bus although it was a rainy day so probably beneficial!
M
Michy moo
October 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 34 years old
Great
Enjoyed opportunity to visit places. Could have done with longer time at mount toro. Tour around cuitadella very long couldn’t hear tour guide. Palace ok but would rather have had time to see more of town.
B
Bizzliz
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 43 years old
Average
Microphone on coach was poor. Off coach guide was probably knowledgeable but very hard to hear and started talking well before most were with him and never waited for most. Enjoyed the area. Would have been good to repeat where the meeting place and loos were jyst at the end.
M
Mick
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Excellent
Overall fantastic day out couldn't fault driver and guide very lovely places to visit we are very happy we went.
A
Andrew
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Great
It was a real pain having to go miles out of the way to pickup people on the way and drop them off on the way back. The return journey took 1 hour 40 mins for a 1hour journey.
T
The News
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 55 years old
Excellent
Excellent guide. Amusing, enthusiastic and very knowledgeable. Good mix of guided tour and free time. Confusion abot pick up point however. We received different information about whether we should go down to bus stop in Cala Galdana, or be picked up Melia hotel.. We had booked online prior to the holiday rather than booking with TUI rep in resort.
N
Nicky
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Great
The guide was excellent and very interesting with lots of enthusiasm. The coach driver was also a lovely lady. I would say a reason I wouldn’t recommend it was the coach was extremely hot even with the air conditioning on it made you feel quite unwell. In future I would take public transport which is a shame as the staff were excellent
R
Robin
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 55 years old
Excellent
Alvin is a very knowledgeable guide and made the experience very enjoyable The pace seemed quite fast for us on such a hot day The content was very much set in the past It would have been good to include details of modern day menorca
L
Londoner
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 30 years old
Great
M
Maureen
August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 55 years old
Excellent
Overall it was an excellent experience from start to finish. The guide I had on my walking trip was very informative and had a lot of knowledge. Having the Tui app helped.
C
Claire
August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 27 years old
Excellent
Really good trip. The tour guide was amazing!!!!!
A
Amy
August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 14 years old
Excellent
A wonderful excursion. The guide was very informative, enthusiastic and helpful. He was willing to answer any questions and gave lots of interesting information about the island that was additional to the information included in the tour. Having been to Menorca twice before this holiday, I had never visited Ciutadella and would thoroughly recommend it. It's a beautiful city and a truly unique place on the island, steeped in culture and Menorcan tradition. Views from Monte Toro are a must see.
S
Simon
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Excellent
Guide was very knowledgeable.
L
Liz Greive
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Excellent
Very informative. Alvin was really amenable and knowledgeable. Good value all round????
R
Ray from Exeter
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 58 years old
Excellent
There was a delay to the original pick up time which may have shortened the time available to visit Monte Torro which meant that part was rather short. The rest of the Tour went well.
W
Wendy Vickery
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 54 years old
Great
We were picked up on a small mini bus and driven away from what seemed like the route to Cuitedelada without any explanation by a driver who couldn't speak English and wondered where on earth we were going. We eventually stopped and were transferred to a larger coach for the onward journey to Cuitedela. It would have been nice to have had that info in advance! Also, I was unwell during our free time there but nowhere on the Ap could we find a local number to contact Tui rep
M
Michele H
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
It was a very good tour. The guide was very informative and took good care of everyone on the trip. I have nothing negative to say.
A
Anonymous
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Excellent
Very enjoyable and interesting tour with a helpful and knowledgeable guide. Excellent views from El Toro and a memorable three hours in Ciutadella
J
Julia
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 32 years old
Excellent
Very impressed with the Guide Francis, he was very knowledgeable.
O
OldRec
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Excellent
Interesting. Good guide, more like 3/4 of a day than a 1/2. All ok.
W
Welshgirl3
May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
Great
This is great value for a half day excursion. 9.30-4pm. Guide was great and very informative of Cuitadella. Free time to have a cuppa and snack. Short stop to look at some ruins, stop was just long enough. To end trip visited Chapel on El Torro which was serene and can see all of Menorca from the top.
R
Ruth
May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 39 years old
Excellent
Totally spectacular ??
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