Can Digus Apartments

About Can Digus Apartments

Can Digus Apartments suits families and small groups who want a simple base beside a fishing village rather than a large resort. The apartment format gives space and an independent timetable, while the listed pool, kids pool, garden and terrace keep the day easy. Fornells is 0.3 km away, so the harbour is a short walk from the gate. Parking and a restaurant on site make arrival and the first evening straightforward.

Can Digus Apartments is a two-star apartment or villa stay on Menorca's north coast, and it works as a practical, unfussy base for a week. Judge it on what is listed rather than on polish: air conditioning, wifi, a swimming pool, a garden, a lounge, a bar and a restaurant, laundry service, parking and pets allowed. Confirm anything that decides a booking, from pool depths to pet rules, with the property first.

Location: Fornells

Fornells is a fishing village on a sheltered bay on Menorca's north coast, and caldereta de llagosta, lobster stew, is the dish the village is known for. The village sits 0.3 km from Can Digus Apartments, so a meal or a look at the boats needs no car. This is the Tramuntana coast: older, darker rock, reddish sand and plenty of wind. Sheltered water makes it a good place for a first kayak.

Arenal d'en Castell, a near-circular bay, is 6.3 km from Can Digus Apartments and Es Mercadal, under Monte Toro, is 8.4 km; both are easy by car, and island buses thin out outside summer, so check the island bus operator. Maó port is 21.9 km away and Menorca Airport 23 km, so arrival means a drive. High summer fills the bay and the village; outside those weeks there is more room to move.

Rooms and facilities

The listed facilities at Can Digus Apartments cover the basics of a self-contained week: air conditioning and wifi, a swimming pool with a separate kids pool, gardens and a terrace to sit out on, and a lounge for the quieter hours. A bar and a restaurant are listed, which helps on the first evening after a late flight. Car parking, laundry service and pets allowed make longer stays easier to plan.

This is a two-star property, so plan for a simple, practical base built around the pool and the garden. Couples can treat the terrace and lounge as the quiet end of the day. Families should ask the property how the apartments sleep four or more, whether the kids pool sits beside the main pool, and what is provided for young children. Late arrivals should confirm reception arrangements and whether the restaurant is serving that night.

Getting there

Menorca Airport (MAH) is 23 km from Can Digus Apartments in a straight line, south-west of Maó. Collecting a hire car at the terminal covers the drive north and everything afterwards, from the village to Monte Toro and the Favàritx lighthouse. A taxi works for the transfer alone. Island buses link Maó and, in summer, the resorts, so check the island bus operator for a service that reaches Fornells before relying on it.

From Maó port, 21.9 km away, the road north runs through the centre of the island, so a car collected at the terminal also works if arrival is by ferry from Barcelona or Palma. Arenal d'en Castell is 6.3 km from Can Digus Apartments and Es Mercadal 8.4 km, both useful for supplies and for a change of scene. The last stretch into Fornells is short, with the village 0.3 km from the property. Sailings and flights thin out in winter.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

The water at Fornells is 0.3 km from Can Digus Apartments, a short walk into the village, and kayaking on the north coast is listed 3 km away, which suits the sheltered bay. Arenal d'en Castell, a near-circular bay, is 6.3 km off. The Favàritx lighthouse, on dark slate inside S'Albufera des Grau Natural Park, is 13.3 km away. That park is the core zone of the Biosphere Reserve, with lagoon, dunes and birds.

Monte Toro, the highest point on Menorca at about 358 m, is 8.2 km from Can Digus Apartments, with a sanctuary at the top and views of both coasts. Food is part of the reason to stay in Fornells: the village is known for caldereta de llagosta, and the Mahón-Menorca cheese of the island holds a protected designation of origin. Es Mercadal, 8.4 km away, sits at the foot of the mountain for a stop on the way up.

A day from Can Digus Apartments

Start with the walk into Fornells, 0.3 km from Can Digus Apartments, for the harbour before the day warms up. Drive the 3 km to the north coast for a kayak on the sheltered water, then come back through Arenal d'en Castell, 6.3 km from the property, for a swim in the near-circular bay. Lunch at the apartment and an hour by the pool cover the hottest part of the day.

In the afternoon, take the road inland to Monte Toro, 8.2 km from Can Digus Apartments, and drive up to the sanctuary for the view over both coasts. On the way back, push north-east to the Favàritx lighthouse, 13.3 km from the property, for dark slate and the flat S'Albufera des Grau landscape. The lighthouse sits inside the natural park, so the drive is as much about the ground as the tower. Finish with an evening in Fornells, 0.3 km away and a short walk home.

Practical tips

Menorca's season is short at the edges: many hotels, bars and restaurants close roughly from November to April, while Maó and Ciutadella stay open all year. Confirm Can Digus Apartments' own opening dates before booking, and expect the busiest weeks in July and August, when Fornells fills up. Expect the Balearic sustainable tourism tax, known as the ecotasa, charged per person per night by the accommodation; rates vary with accommodation type and season, fall in low season and on longer stays, under-16s are exempt, and the Govern de les Illes Balears publishes the current rates.

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