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Minorca with Guillaume Foucher, co-founder of Fontenille Menorca
Guillaume and Frédéric are collectors. They fall under the spell of a place, refurbish it and turn it into a slow-life refuge, a parenthesis in the city, which they then add to their collection. With Fontenille Menorca, they take the experience a step further: two different but complementary fincas next door to each other. And for us, Guillaume Foucher shares his best addresses in Menorca.
Menorca is lanti Ibiza. A bohemian, authentic destination, with its wild paths and coves, far from the hustle and bustle and star system of the neighboring island, it was an obvious choice for Guillaume Foucher and Frédéric Biousse. Like many things, Fréderic and I went to Minorca for a rest, and we immediately fell in love with the island and its unspoilt nature, just 1h30 from Paris". 5 years earlier, the duo had scoured the island's houses, before falling in love at first sight: Torre Vella and Santa Ponsa, "a noble house with one of the most beautiful gardens in the Balearics, since Menorca is the only island in the Balearics to have palatial architecture". The creative tandem bought the two houses, each measuring 3,000 square metres, to create the hotel Fontenille Menorca .
And why Menorca? Because "it was Spain 20 years ago".
"In the small fishing village of Alcaufar, near the capital. An idyllic setting".
"Port de Es Castell: a charming little port in Mahon Bay".
"Aquitania in Port Mahon, a huge furniture concept store".
Av. des Cap de Cavalleria, 7,
07714 Maó, Illes Balears, Spain.
"A virgin beach with white sand: Cala Turqueta (south of lile Turqueta). And a different atmosphere, with a beach and red stones: north of Prégonda".
>> Cala en Turqueta
>> Cala Prégonda
"The Favaritx lighthouse to the north. A fascinating landscape, as if on the moon, with its granite appearance to the north".
Carr. de Favàritx / Cf-1, 07701, Balearic Islands, Spain
"El Rais, for paella revisited, on the Port of Mahon. Also Binifadet, originally a vineyard in Saint Lluis.
>> El Rais, Moll de Llevant, 314, 07701 Maó, Illes Balears, Spain
>> Binifadet, Cami De Ses Barraques, S/N Ctra. Sant Lluís Es Castell, km. 0,5, 07710 Menorca, Spain
"Covas den Xoroi, a night spot on a cliff.
>> Urbanización Cala en Porter, Carrer de sa Cova, 2,
07730 Alaior, Balearic Islands, Spain
"An incredible path that symbolizes the island: the Cami de Cavalls trail, which circles the island on foot or on horseback, all the island's landscapes with protected areas. Another spot is Es Grao, a fishing village. But also l'Isla del Aore and l'île de Colom for a boat trip.
Other hotels in the duo: Le Domaine de Fontenille/ Les Bords de Mer/ Les Hortensias du Lac.
Le Fontenille Menorca , Carretera de Llucalari, 07730 Alaior, Illes Balears, Spain.
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