Kiko, you tourist guide

They say that the island is full of tunnels that run underground. Some of them have been excavated by people to take refuge in them, but it seems that others emerged naturally because millions of years ago an underground river joined the north and south of Menorca. And many of these passages have a history full of legends and secrets. Do you want me to tell you some of them?

This weekend Hooky has invited me to a sling shooting contest that has been held in Es Mercadal. Have you ever seen it? It is a sport that needs a lot of skill and good aim to hit the target. Minorca slingers were well known in antiquity, famous and admired for their skill and bravery in combat. Would you like to know their story?

Today Hooky has get me up early to accompany him for a long walk on Son Bou beach. He says that walking by the seashore when is dawning is one of the great pleasures to make holidays in Menorca. Can you come with us?

Do you know that the islands of Mallorca and Menorca were linked by a land passage about 2 million years ago? Researchers say that at that time the waters of the sea dropped level and it could walk from one island to another. At that time some animals passed to Menorca. One of them was a primitive goat. They were the ancestors of what was later called Myotragus Balearicus.

We left Los Olivos restaurant. Hooky still licks for the pudding that we have been served dessert. Delicious! Do you know that it is one of the inheritances that the British left us when they ruled Menorca? I inform him. Come, I'll tell you a story.

​When someone says that Menorca is magical, I always remember some mysterious legends. Of those that are told in a low voice and that keep us with open eyes between incredulous and surprised. Is Menorca fantasy or real? Let's find out together because today I'm going to tell you a story.

We have had a great time! I have celebrated the carnival festivities in Menorca with Cuqui and Hooky. We have disguised ourselves, we have prepared coal- roasted sobrasada and we have laughed a lot. In Menorca the carnival’s days have ended with the burial of Carnestoltes, a cheeky and shameless character that invite us to have fun during the carnaval.

Have you ever seen a windmill? Do you know how the millers worked? Today we are going to visit Sant Lluís, the town of Menorca founded by the French more than 200 years ago. Cuqui is ready to accompany me on this trip.