Menorca village threatens to close to tourists after explosion in numbers

Binibeca Vell, Menorca, is bracing for 1 million tourists this year. Residents have tighten the hours tourists can stop by. Photograph: Joshua Windsor/Alamy

Perched over a small bay, the village of Binibeca Vell on the Spanish island of Menorca has long been a magnet for tourists looking to wander along its winding, narrow lanes lined with whitewashed villas.

But as its popularity swells on social media, setting off a stampede for selfies snapped along its cobblestone streets, residents are threatening to stop access to the village all together.