Is Menorca a good wellness destination?

Unlike its louder Balearic sisters, Menorca doesn’t clamor for attention. She invites you instead — quietly — to rest. To wake without alarm. To walk barefoot a little more often. To watch the sky change colour from a shaded terrace, coffee cooling beside you.

It’s no wonder then, that the island has become a sanctuary for those seeking calm. Artists, wanderers, healers. And the holidaymakers who come, not to conquer sights, but to soften edges. Here, the art of doing nothing is practiced freely. But for those who wish to go a little deeper — to heal, to stretch, to indulge — Menorca answers with spaces designed for stillness...

Image: Ses Bruixes Spa in the center of the old city in Mahon

What are the best spas in Menorca?

Beneath the whitewashed elegance of the Hotel Jardí de Ses Bruixes in Mahon, a secret world hums in candlelight. Carved from the stone below the city, Ses Bruixes Spa feels like stepping into the womb of the island itself. Vaulted chambers echo with the whisper of water. Light pools through slatted skylights. The air is warm, fragrant with rosemary and citrus.

To the west, in Ciutadella at Faustino Gran Hotel, the Faustino Gran Spa nestles in ancient stone — a natural grotto reimagined as a place of warmth and healing. The air smells of jasmine, the massages are slow and grounding, and the hush inside makes you forget the old town bustles just above.

Image: Ses Bruixes Spa in Mahon

Are there places to practice yoga in Menorca?

Yoga on Menorca is not a trend. It’s a response to the land. Mornings in Alaior, on the terrace of Menorca Experimental hosts gentle flows facing pine trees and farmland. You breathe deeper here — slower. Not because a teacher tells you to, but because the air demands it.

Independent teachers like Lunafit or María Muñoz of Movimiento Menorca can guide you in sun-dappled studios or right in your garden. There’s no pressure to perform, only an invitation to soften, lengthen, and let go.

For many, the yoga is just an entry point — into quiet, into presence, into a kind of remembering.