What to see in Minorque ?

Menorca resists mass tourism with rare coherence: a biosphere reserve since 1993, the island chose to limit growth rather than succumb to it. Coves like Cala Macarella or the alleys of Ciutadella embody this logic—nothing is oversold, everything is for you to discover. British architecture in Mahón sits alongside prehistoric talayots without anyone particularly boasting about it.

September is the perfect month: the sea is warm, Spanish families have gone home, prices drop. Allow five to seven days to move without haste, preferably with a hire car—public transport serves the interior poorly. Skip organised boat trips to the coves from the ports: they cram people where a twenty-minute walk from a dirt track will get you the same water, alone.