Cala Pregonda
ONLY IF YOU'RE ALREADY THERE

Spain · Menorca · #7 of Spain's ten by fame

Cala Pregonda

No toilets, no food, no signal, and clothing is optional.

How we rated it: nothing lifts it and nothing sinks it. Photo: Josefito123 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The hang

Cala Pregonda is on Menorca, a 40-minute drive from the airport and then a 15 to 20 minute walk from the car park. There are no toilets, no food vendors, no umbrellas or sunbeds and not even reliable phone signal, so arrive early with shade, food and drink. Going naked is customary on Menorca's remote beaches, in Condé Nast Traveler's words. Remote as it is, it can get crowded in summer. We measured 233 metres of sand.

The real intel

Best months · warmest sea
August (27.2 °C), then July and September. Coolest: February (14.9 °C). One year of data, 2025.
Best months · emptiest
Early in the morning, says one guide.
Getting there
Fly to Menorca, drive about 40 minutes, then walk 15 to 20 minutes from the car park.
Cost reality
Free.
The catch nobody tells you
Nothing to buy and no signal. Bring everything.

The year at Cala Pregonda

Warmest sea in August. Fewest wet days in June. Pick your fight.

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sea (°C)
15.8
14.9
15.2
16.4
19.4
24.5
26.6
27.2
26.1
22.5
19.6
17
Air (°C)
13
12
13.5
15.7
18.8
25.3
26.1
26.2
23.2
19.9
15.4
12.9
Sun (h/day)
8.2
8.8
9.1
11.5
12
13.8
13.2
12.4
10.7
9.4
7.3
6.9
Rain (days)
10
11
20
10
8
0
3
2
8
9
11
13

One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.

The neighbours

6 beaches within 6 km, as the gull flies.

  1. 217 mEscullar de Pregonda37 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
  2. 420 mSalairò135 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
  3. 883 mCalesmorts270 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
  4. 1.2 kmCala Barril289 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
  5. 1.2 kmPlatja de Binimel·là270 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
  6. 2.1 kmCala Calderer132 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.

Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.

The crowd

Remote, and still crowded in summer.

The facts · we measured

Length
233 m
Mean width
34.1 m
Area
7,967 m²
Warmest sea (2025)
27.2 °C in Aug
Coldest sea (2025)
14.9 °C in Feb
Sea by month, °C
Jan 15.8 · Feb 14.9 · Mar 15.2 · Apr 16.4 · May 19.4 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 27.2 · Sep 26.1 · Oct 22.5 · Nov 19.6 · Dec 17.0

Questions people ask

Are there facilities at Cala Pregonda?

No. There are no toilets, food vendors, umbrellas or sunbeds, and phone signal is unreliable.

How do you get to Cala Pregonda?

Drive about 40 minutes from Menorca's airport to the car park, then walk 15 to 20 minutes.

Sources

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