Menorca's beautiful village dubbed 'Spanish Mykonos' holds referendum on banning tourists COMPLETELY Are you there on holiday? Email: milo.pope.mol@mailonline.
co.uk By Milo Pope Published: 15:33 EDT, 15 August 2024 | Updated: 15:40 EDT, 15 August 2024 e-mail View comments A Menorcan village dubbed the 'Spanish Mykonos' has held a referendum on banning tourists completely. In May, locals in the picture-perfect fishing village nestled in southern Menorca, in the Balearic islands, said they do not want any visitors before 11am or after 8pm in a bid to stop selfie-hunting tourists trampling through their private properties.
Outside these hours, residents chain off the 22 entrances to their private community , which is iconic for its narrow cobbled alleys meandering through its whitewashed houses. Now, its 195 homeowners will vote on Friday to decide whether to take the extreme measure of banning tourists altogether, of which there are 800,000 a year. Residents have long complained how hordes of rowdy tourists overrun the village during the summer season and ruin their peace and privacy in search of an Instagram-worthy holiday snap.
Pictured is the village of Binibeca Vell, dubbed the 'Spanish Mykonos' A hoard of tourists are pictured crowding a small alley in the village to take photos in front of the quaint white stone houses A young woman poses for a photograph on private property in the village Residents have long complained how hordes of rowdy tourists overrun the village Vis.