Thalassa. Centre Patrimoni Marítim

One interactive panel plays a whole range of old Menorcan sea songs, and it is the part people linger over. Around it the museum works through the hands: stations for tying different knots and learning what each one is for, pulleys to try, weights to haul up.

The boats fill the rest of the space, with examples of Menorca's traditional types set out alongside dozens of old photographs and objects that show how the island's ports and fishing villages used to look. A couple of videos fill in the history. All of it sits inside an old quarry.

• Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, and shut in the middle of the day between the morning and evening sessions.
• Allow an hour and a half to two hours to see the whole collection.
• Hands-on stations for knots, pulleys and weights make it a good stop with children.
• Access is step-free, the entrance takes a wheelchair, and there are toilets on site.
• Panels carry translations throughout the exhibition.

Thalassa stands in Es Castell, and by car the last stretch is almost nothing: one car park lies about 35 m away in a straight line, a second about 135 m off. By bus, get off at Esglèsia des Castell, about 90 m away. From either, the way in is step-free and the entrance takes a wheelchair.

Best: a morning session, which leaves room for the hour and a half to two hours the collection needs before the midday closure; or a wet or windy day, when the beaches are out. Avoid: Tuesday and Wednesday, when the museum is closed. Thalassa is indoors and shuts between its morning and evening sessions, so plan the visit around those two windows.