Cala en Bosch tourist information

The modern resort of Calan Bosch lies on the extreme south west coast of Menorca, approximately 10km south of the former capital of the island Ciutadella, and some 56km, or 35 miles, west of Mahon and the International Aeropuerto de Menorca.
The transfer into the resort is possibly one of the longest on the island, and it is quite usual to take anything from 50 minutes to 1 hour from the time of leaving the airport grounds before arriving in the town.
You should seriously consider making the transfer by taxi, and then possibly hiring a car once in the resort. During the summer, taxis are always plentiful outside of the arrivals hall of the airport, and although in theory at least, they all operate on a fixed price basis, the total cost of a journey is known to vary slightly, however, as a very rough guide the transfer to Calan Bosch should normally cost around 50€ for a taxi carrying 4 people plus luggage.
Once you have settled in to your accommodation, public transport both around the resort and beyond is surprisingly good for Menorca. For local journeys during the day and well into the early evening, a leisurely mini train runs around the resort and into the nearby Son Xoriguer district, and for journeys further afield the west coast bus service operated by Torres Alles Autocares sa runs north towards Ciutadella, passing through the resort of Cala Blanca, approximately every 45 minutes to 1 hour. Once in Ciutadella further journeys on the Transportes Menorca sa network can then be made east towards Mahon. The timetables for these routes are published each year on the bus stops throughout the town, and also on their respective web sites, although, in all cases clearly no responsibility can be accepted as to either the content or accuracy of information provided on these external links.

As with the nearby resort of Cala Blanca which is a short distance away to the north, Calan Bosch is one of Menorcas more modern newest resort destinations that for the most part has only been built from the late 1980s onwards to accommodate an increasing demand for holiday accommodation on the island. With the exception of a couple of fair sized hotels, accommodation here is mainly self catering apartments and privately owned villas, and as a generalisation would be best suited for a relaxing family holiday, especially those with older children.

The focal point of the resort is without doubt its large man made marina, which is usually full of small to mid size yachts and other leisure craft. During the evening this area of town always comes alive when numerous traders set up their stalls, selling locally made craft goods along with others offering henna tattoos, hair braiding, and a small number of artists who will draw you portrait in less then 10 minutes. Its around the marina that youll also find most of the resorts bars and restaurants offering anything from cheap and cheerful fast food to some very good quality fish restaurants.

Traditionally Calan Bosch has always been very popular with British visitors, and in recognition of the high number of private holiday villas and self catering apartments in the town, the resort has developed a good selection of shops and SPAR type supermarkets that stock a wide selection of UK recognised branded goods. Albeit at somewhat higher prices than you would normally expect to pay at home in the UK. However, for a wider selection of both designer labels and local crafts, you will need to head north into nearby Ciutadella.

During the summer Calan Bosch is a large, lively and busy resort, however, once the summer is over and all of the tourists have returned home, the town then has a registered population of just 107 people, which is less than the number of people living in a quiet residential street in the UK. If all youve ever seen of Calan Bosch is the resort during the last week of July and the first week of August, this summer to winter contrast is quite startling.

Although most of the western coastline of Menorca is quite rocky, visitors to the resort of Calan Bosch do have the choice of two fair sized sandy beaches. Both of these beaches have good facilities, and offer a good selection of water sports equipment for hire, with the one in the Son Xoriguer district also offering a choice of two sailing schools and tuition in windsurfing, dinghy or catamaran sailing, canoeing and water skiing.

As with most resorts in Menorca, evening entertainment here is fairly low key and is mainly hotel based, although in recent years an increased number of lively music bars has opened around the marina. As yet the town does not have any clubs or discos, but in all fairness to Calan Bosch the same can be said about most of the resorts on the island.