Menorca is a truly untapped jewel in Spain’s crown

Paula Burns explores the secret gem of the Balearic Islands, savouring the tapas at exquisite eateries, and soaking up the sounds of the sea at private beaches.

Who would ever have imagined that a sun-drenched island in the Mediterranean could be in any way comparable with the West of Ireland. As the sun glistens in the clearest of seas, the landscape of Menorca is coated in lushes of green trees and fields.

Driving through the island, the backdrop of its dry stone walls and dairy farms filled with cows, revives a nostalgia within me for long summer drives in the West.