What a place this is! I almost don't want to leave a review as I don't want anyone else to discover Maria's fabulous forest hideaway!

It's everything the picture suggests - a lovely cottage nestled deep in a Menorcan pine forest. There's an open fire for chilly nights and even a small swimming pool for those really hot days. But it's charm lies in its pure immersion into the surrounding countryside - birdsong to wake you in the morning, frogs who serenade you in the evening!

Gas bottles serve a good hob. Electricity comes from solar panels and/or a generator. If you really want to go 'off grid' (which we did) then you can turn off the genny, let your mobile phones run dry (bliss) and run about the place naked with just the occasional passing horse to witness your follies.

Sadly, there aren't many places like this where one can truly escape the hustle and bustle of modern life, but if you don't mind the 10 minute drive* down a rough track then I can't recommend Maria's cottage enough. And, if you've got hiking legs, then head for the coast. It's about an hour away and when we did it we spotted 5 tortoises sunning themselves.

Book now, though you have to get by me first!!

*Just a quick note on the road in. We had a small Seat hire car, which was good for the job and navigated the bumps and twists admirably. However, I wouldn't have liked to have taken a bigger family car with a longer wheel base down the track as I fear it may have grounded, unless it was a SUV or course.