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Menorca

Mediterranean reserve diving, clear coves, and slow island days in Spain's biosphere island

Updated Apr 20, 2026 • 33 sources

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Destination Guide Sources For Menorca

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33 sources • Updated Apr 20, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Apr 20, 2026.

Govern de les Illes Balears, individual recreational diving authorization - Official individual permit requirements and fees for scuba diving in Balearic marine reserves.
Govern de les Illes Balears, collective recreational diving authorization - Official collective authorization requirements and fees for dive centers and clubs.
Govern de les Illes Balears, marine reserve authorizations - Official marine reserve authorization overview for scuba and reserve reporting obligations.
Balearic Islands Tourism, Marine Reserve North of Menorca - Official tourism description of the North Menorca Marine Reserve.

Research Sources

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

33 sources • Updated Apr 20, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Apr 20, 2026.

Govern de les Illes Balears, individual recreational diving authorization - Official individual permit requirements and fees for scuba diving in Balearic marine reserves.
Govern de les Illes Balears, collective recreational diving authorization - Official collective authorization requirements and fees for dive centers and clubs.
Govern de les Illes Balears, marine reserve authorizations - Official marine reserve authorization overview for scuba and reserve reporting obligations.
Balearic Islands Tourism, Marine Reserve North of Menorca - Official tourism description of the North Menorca Marine Reserve.

- Official reserve habitat, biodiversity, and protection details.

Govern de les Illes Balears, Illa de l'Aire Marine Reserve - Official description of Illa de l'Aire habitats, species, and reserve scale.

Balearic Islands Tourism, Marine Reserve Illa de l'Aire - Official tourism summary of Illa de l'Aire reserve, archaeology, and diving context.

Illes Sostenibles, Sustainable Tourism Tax calculator - Official Balearic Sustainable Tourism Tax rates, seasons, exemptions, and reductions.

UNESCO MAB, Menorca Biosphere Reserve - Biosphere reserve context, habitats, and biodiversity values.

UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Talayotic Menorca - Official World Heritage context for Talayotic Menorca.

Spain.info, Cami de Cavalls hiking route - Official tourism support for the island-circling coastal trail.

Aena, Menorca Airport - Official airport access and passenger information.

Aena, Menorca Airport bus - Official airport bus access information including Line 10.

Spain.info, visa and passport guidance - Official Spain tourism entry-document guidance.

EU, ETIAS official travel authorization page - Official ETIAS status and future entry requirement context for visa-exempt travelers.

PADI, Diving in Menorca - Dive season, water-temperature, visibility, crowding, and general Menorca scuba context.

PADI, Pont d'en Gil dive site - Cavern site profile and depth context.

PADI, Malakoff wreck dive site - Wreck depth, history, and site context.

DiveJourney, Cueva del Pont de'n Gil - Internal spot slug and traveler-facing dive-site page.

DiveJourney, Malakoff Wreck - Internal spot slug and traveler-facing wreck page.

DiveJourney, La Catedral - Internal spot slug and traveler-facing north-coast cavern page.

DiveJourney, Cueva de la Luz - Internal spot slug and traveler-facing cavern page.

DiveJourney, Cala Murta Menorca - Internal spot slug and traveler-facing shallow cove page.

Atlas Posidonia, conservation in the Balearic Islands - Posidonia protection, anchoring restrictions, and seagrass conservation context.

Atlas Posidonia, surveillance service - Anchoring assistance and Posidonia support contact.

AEMET, Menorca Airport climate normals - Official climate normals used for seasonal planning.

WeatherSpark, Menorca Airport weather - Sea-temperature and rainfall seasonality reference.

Balearia, Barcelona to Menorca ferry - Ferry access context from mainland Spain to Menorca.

Ferryhopper, Menorca ferry routes - Ferry port and route overview for Menorca.

GOV.UK, Spain medical facilities and practitioners - Hospital Mateu Orfila contact and emergency medical facility context.

DAN Europe, emergency assistance - Diving emergency assistance reference.

La Moncloa, new coastal protected areas near Menorca - Official context for sperm whale breeding-area protection north of Menorca.

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