'Spain's Mykonos' sees one in three residents backing a 'total ban' on tourists

Residents in the beautiful fishing village are increasingly in favour of a total ban (Image: Getty) Local residents in a beautiful Menorca fishing village are increasingly in favour of a total ban on tourists, as anger over mass tourism grows. With its low-whitewashed buildings, narrow stone alleyways and labyrinthine staircases, the village Binibeca Vell has acquired the nickname of the Mykonos of Menorca . The tiny village of 246 people - a replica of a 1960s fishing community - sees more than 800,000 visitors per year.

However, complaints about the intrusive behaviour of tourists have been on the rise for years, forcing community leaders to finally bring in strict new rules. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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