Mallorca Beaches
Mallorca boasts a huge selection of fabulous beaches ranging from quaint coves
where you'll be amongst just the few people who can find it to the massive
beaches serving the popular holiday resorts. Indeed as you arrive at Palma
airport you are just a few minutes away from the resorts of
Can Pastilla and El
Arenal where a beautiful 6km beach makes up what is known as the
Playa de Palma.
This is the top beach East of Palma.
Beaches West of Palma
Cala Mayor has a small golden beach looking up to the Marivent Palace and San
Agustin a little further west has a similarly small but pleasant stretch of
sand. Illetes consists of two pretty coves with pine trees stretching as far as
the shore. Portals Nous has a small beach lying between holiday developments.
Both Palma Nova and Magaluf have excellent beaches with great sand. It's no
wonder this is one of the most developed
tourist sections on the whole island.
Santa Ponca is yet another beach with fine sand and crystal-clear waters.
Peguera has beaches with fine sand surrounded by pine trees.
Camp de Mar, is
highly recommended whilst Andratx is pleasant because it is quieter than in the
big resorts. Further along is the delightful town of Sant
Elm off the south west
coast which is sheltered by Dragonera island.
Beaches on the North-West Coast
Heading up the north-west coast from
Sant Elm you come to the beautiful small
village of Estellencs on a road offering some spectacular rocky coastline views
. Further on is Banyalbufar with its small beach and rocky coves.
Valdemossa
does have a small port a few kms from the historical town. The quaint village of
Deia has a small beach nearby and the Llucalri cove. The
Port of Soller offers a
fair size beach whilst further along the coast Sa Calobra is a fascinating cove
near the Torrent de Pareis. Cala Tuent is the most attractive beach around this
area.
Beaches on the North-East Coast
 Some of the most pleasant resort beaches can be found up
on the northeast coast. Although
the area is popular with tourists it never feels that is suffers the excesses of
some of the mass tourism resorts west of Palma. A beautiful beach lies at
Cala
de Sant Vicenc before arriving at the popular destination of
Puerto de Pollenca.
A great excursion from Pollensa is along the Peninsula de Formentor which has
spectacular coastal scenery. The Platja de Formentor offers some of the best
views on the island. Puerto de Alcudia has an excellent main beach with fine,
clean sand as well as smaller bays locally. Other popular spots as you continue
east along this coastline include Can Picafort which again has a great beach
with pine groves growing upto the start of the fine sand.
Beaches on the East Coast
 Cala Ratiada is close to where you'll find the
Arta Caves. The east coast has impressive beaches
at Son Moll and Cala Guia. Cala Bona and
Cala Millor are popular resorts with
magnificent sandy beaches in a lovely bay surrounded by pine trees. Mass tourism
is now part of the summer season in these two resorts so beaches do get
overcrowded. Cala d'Or consists of eight coves and is the most upmarket spot on
this coast. Colonia de Sant Jordi is a popular resort with a nice beach looking
towards the national park of Cabrera. Nearby is the quaint little beach of
Es
Trenc which was not so long ago one of those 'hidden treasures' but the secret's
out and the beach now attracts more than its fair share of visitors.
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