City guide Mahon
- Bar/Nightlife Area Port of Mahón (Moll de Llevant) for bars like Akelarre and Mambo. The waterfront bars are on Moll de Ponent and Moll de Llevant. Akelarre, a restaurant and…
- Best Beach Nearby Sa Mesquida (10 mins drive) or Es Grau (15 mins drive). Es Grau beach is 8 km north of town, a sandy strip beside a nature reserve. TMSA line 24…
- Best Cafe for Work Pipet & Co (Plaça del Príncep, 11). Excellent Wi-Fi, power outlets, and great coffee. Pipet & Co is mapped at Plaça del Bastió 10. The map entry, from 2021, does not list…
- Best Coworking Space Co-Working Menorca (Carrer de l'Àngel, 14). Rates: ~€15/day, €150/month. A directory lists Coworking Menorca on Carrer de Mallorca in Ciutadella at 18 euro a day…
- Best Hospital Hospital Mateu Orfila (Avinguda de Ronda, 5). Public, high-quality care. The public hospital for Menorca is Hospital Mateu Orfila, Ronda de Malbúger 1, Maó, phone…
- Birdwatching Locations Es Grau lagoon for migratory birds. The sand hills behind Es Grau beach, 8 km north of town, are a nature reserve with walks…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, cards/contactless accepted everywhere except small market stalls. Cards are widely accepted. Cash is still used in smaller venues and at markets.
- Casino & Gaming Halls Casino Marítim (Moll de Llevant, 27). Casino Marítim is at Moll de Llevant 287, open daily 16:00 to 04:00 on the July 2025…
- City Mahón (Mao), Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Maó (Spanish Mahón) is the capital of Menorca, on the east coast of the island, in the…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, strict Spanish CFC legislation. Yes. A Spanish resident is taxed on a foreign subsidiary when it owns, alone or with…
- Corporate Tax 25% (Standard Spanish CIT) The general corporation tax rate is 25 percent.
- Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: CaixaBank, BBVA, Santander. Euro (EUR). On 19 October 2026 the European Central Bank rate was 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, so 1…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Cami de Cavalls Section 1: Mahón to Es Grau (approx. 10km). Camí de Cavalls runs around the island, about 185 km, on foot or by bike.
- Dividend Withholding Tax 19% - 26% for residents; 19% for EU/EEA residents. Non-residents pay 19 percent on dividends, and treaties can set a lower rate. Residents…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 47% (on income over €300,000, may vary by region). The national 2026 withholding guideline reaches 47 percent above 300,000 euro. Actual…
- Highway Access Me-1 is the primary road connecting Mahón to Ciutadella across the island. The Me-1 is the main road from Maó to Ciutadella, about 45 km.
- Historic Buildings The Town Hall (Ajuntament de Maó) with its distinctive clock. Ajuntament de Maó stands on Plaça de la Constitució, just north of Santa Maria, in a…
- Historical Sites Talatí de Dalt (Megalithic ruins, 5 mins from city). Talatí de Dalt, on Camí de Talatí, is a prehistoric village. From April to October it is…
- Internet Speed Fiber optic widely available, average 300 Mbps - 600 Mbps As of July 2025, Maó and the approach roads have 4G from MasMovil, Orange and Vodafone…
- Local Heritage Talayotic Culture (UNESCO World Heritage candidate heritage). Menorca is known for megalithic navetes, taules and talaiots. UNESCO inscribed Talayotic…
- Local Markets Daily market at Claustre del Carme. Mercat del Claustre is a shopping centre in the cloister of the former Carmelite convent…
- Main Train/Transit Hub Mahón Bus Station (Estació d'Autobusos de Maó) on Avinguda de Josep Maria Quadrado. Menorca has no train. The bus station, Estació d'autobusos de Maó, is on the southeast…
- Museums & Art Venues Museu de Menorca (former monastery) and Hauser & Wirth (on Illa del Rei). Museu de Menorca, in a former Franciscan monastery at Pla des Monestir 9, is 4 euro for an…
- Must-See Landmarks Fortaleza de la Mola and the massive Natural Harbour (one of the world's largest). The harbour is a sheltered inlet about 5 km long, one of the longest natural harbours in…
- National Parks Nearby Cami de Cavalls (historic coastal path circling the entire island). No national park is named for Menorca. Parc Natural de s'Albufera des Grau is a natural…
- Nearby Nature Escapes S'Albufera des Grau Natural Park (Biosphere Reserve). Parc Natural de s'Albufera des Grau is a natural park in the municipality of Maó. The…
- Parcel Delivery Service Correos (Carrer de Bonavista, 15); SEUR for private courier. The mapped Correos office is at Carrer Ciutadella 76. The map entry dates from 2021.
- Population Approx. 29,000 30,666 in the municipality on 1 January 2025. A 2021 figure on the same page was 29,125…
- Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets 230 V, 50 Hz, Type C and F (Europlug and Schuko).
- Property Transaction Tax ITP (Resale) 8-11% in Balearics; VAT (New) 10%. The general resale scale is 8 percent on the first 400,000 euro, then 9 percent to…
- Public Transport Passes T-General card (approx. €10 for 10 trips) usable on TMSA buses. For 2026 the island council kept the bus free once you collect a pass with an identity…
- Regional Travel Buses (TMSA) to Alaior, Es Mercadal, and Ciutadella; Ferry to Mallorca/Barcelona… TMSA buses run from Maó through Alaior, Es Mercadal and Ferreries to Ciutadella, and the…
- Religious Sites Church of Santa Maria (housing a famous 19th-century organ). Santa Maria, on Plaça de la Constitució, was built from 1748 and its organ was completed…
- SIM Card Movistar, Vodafone, Orange, Digi Mobil. €15-€20 for 50GB-100GB. Orange Prepago 10 is 10 euro including VAT for 28 days (80 GB, with 15 GB of EU roaming)…
- Street Food Stalls Mercat des Claustre (Carrer del Claustre, s/n) for local cheeses and cured meats. Mercat des Peix, the former fish market on Plaça de España, is a food court open Monday to…
- Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €3,000 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €120,000) Fotocasa asking prices for October 2026 put the Centre Històric at 2,811 euro per square…
- Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €2,400 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €96,000) Fotocasa October 2026 has no single outskirts rate. Molí des Pla–Andrea Doria is 2,465…
- Tap Water Technically drinkable but very high mineral content; locals prefer bottled or filtered… Tap water is generally safe to drink throughout Spain. Some southern regions have higher…
- Tax System Worldwide income basis for residents (>183 days). Residents are taxed on worldwide income. You are tax-resident if you spend more than 183…
- Theater Venues Teatre Principal de Maó (Carrer de n'Anselm Quina, 10). Spain's oldest opera house. Teatre Principal de Maó is on the map in the old town. The July 2025 guide puts it at…
Fix pass. Tap Water now uses the shared Spain description of generally safe water and regional mineral taste. SIM Card now states 10 euro for 28 days and omits separate card validity. Cashless Friendly now uses the shared cards-and-cash wording. Corporate Tax now gives the shared 25 percent general rate. Highest Income Tax Bracket now distinguishes the 47 percent national withholding guideline from combined regional rates and the tax profile’s approximate 54 percent effective maximum. Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads now states employed remote-worker eligibility, the previous-five-years non-residence requirement and the limitation to the relevant income types. Best Cafe for Work and Parcel Delivery Service are explicitly listed as unverified because their map citations were inaccessible. Updated research attribution and verification date; retained the exchange rate and its date. (https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spain, https://www.orange.es/tarifas/movil/prepago, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/corporate/taxes-on-corporate-income, https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/spain/individual/taxes-on-personal-income, https://sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es/Sede/en_gb/ayuda/manuales-videos-folletos/manuales-practicos/manual-tributacion-no-residentes/regimenes-opcionales/regimen-especial-impatriados.html)