Minorca is almost completely flat, the average altitude varies between 50m and 100m and there is only one hill, Monte Toro(358 m), near Mercadal, of more than 250m in height.For this reason, the bicycle has always been a favourite means of transport on Minorca. The gradients and distances prove very inviting and the scenery and surroundings, delightful. There are no rivers, only water courses, practically always dry, which gradually become ravines leading to the sea. The bottoms of the ravines are sometimes cultivated, but generally the natural vegetation thrives there.
Minorca has a magnificent coastline with unspoilt beaches, bays, coves and harbours and a prehistoric legacy than could never be overstated, but, to my mind, Minorca's major source of pride is the balance of all the varied elements present on the island. |
