Sant Joan Festival
The island's most emblematic festival. Horses and their riders (els caixers) lead the 'jaleo' through the streets of Ciutadella, amid music, crowds and pomada. A living tradition, centuries old.
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- Ciutadella de Menorca
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- Ciutadella, the city of palaces Menorca's former capital: a historic old town, noble palaces, a Gothic cathedral and a harbour made for sunsets.
- Sant Joan in Ciutadella: Menorca on Horseback Menorca's most emblematic festival: horses rearing among the crowd, caixers, pomada and centuries of tradition in the streets of Ciutadella, every 23 and 24 June.
- The Menorcan horse, the island's dark soul Jet black, with a baroque bearing and a starring role in the festivals. A portrait of a native breed that rears up on its hind legs in the middle of the crowd.