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The Festivities of Sant Joan de Ciutadella, a unique moment to get to know Menorca

If you are thinking of spending a motorcycle vacation in Menorca, you may be interested to know that in a very short time Ciutadella celebrates one of the most spectacular festivals in Spain, the Fiestas de Sant Joan, which in this town acquire such intensity that they become a unique celebration in the world.

It is a centennial festival whose origin dates back to the fourteenth century and although at first they were a religious festival, the passage of time has transformed into a celebration full of symbolism in which horses and riders are protagonists. And in which they become equal nobles, clergymen, craftsmen and farmers represented by the ‘caixers’ and mounted on the backs of the elegant and imposing Menorcan horses.


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