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Mallorca has some of the finest beaches and coves in the Mediterranean, and they could hardly be more different from one another.<\/strong> There are kilometre-long stretches of white sand and turquoise water, tiny coves hidden between cliffs, mountain beaches at the end of a ravine, and unspoilt corners you can only reach on foot. This is our honest guide, zone by zone, written by people who live on the island all year round and know every cove in August and in February alike.<\/p>\n The first thing to understand is that two worlds coexist in Mallorca: the big beaches with every service going, perfect for a family day out, and the wild coves without a single beach bar, where the reward is nature in its purest form. We’ll tell you about both, so you can choose according to what you’re after. If you’re weighing up where on the island to settle, our guide to the most beautiful villages in Mallorca to live in<\/a> is a good companion to this one.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text] This is our patch, and for many the part of the island with the best coves of all. Here you’ll find Es Trenc<\/strong><\/a>, Mallorca’s great unspoilt beach: more than two kilometres of fine white sand and turquoise water with a Caribbean air to it, barely a building in sight, set between Campos, Ses Salines and the Col\u00f2nia de Sant Jordi. Alongside it, Es Carb\u00f3<\/strong>, Ses Roquetes<\/strong> and the Platja des Dol\u00e7<\/strong> complete a stretch of low, wild coast that’s hard to beat.<\/p>\n Further east, in the municipality of Santany\u00ed, sits the most photographed jewel of all: the Cal\u00f3 des Moro<\/strong><\/a> and its neighbour Cala s’Almonia<\/strong>, little coves of crystal-clear water wedged between rocks, small and without facilities, reached on foot. Nearby, Cala Llombards<\/strong><\/a> and Cala Santany\u00ed<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 with the spectacular natural arch of Es Pont\u00e0s<\/strong> \u2014 offer sand and a little more comfort, and the Mondrag\u00f3 nature park<\/strong> protects a couple of picture-perfect coves among the pines, which we cover in our Cala Mondrag\u00f3 guide<\/a>. Not far off lies the lovely fishing village of Cala Figuera<\/strong><\/a>, more harbour than beach, but one of the prettiest corners of the southeast.<\/p>\n For the more adventurous, the far south keeps a secret: Cala M\u00e0rmols<\/strong>, a remote cove of crystalline water near the Cap de Ses Salines, reached only after a long walk along the coast, which rewards the effort with one of the most untouched swims in all of Mallorca. It’s the perfect example of what the southeast offers: nature left intact for those willing to seek it out. This is also the area where we live and work, so we know every access, every car park and every season of the year.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text] The east coast, from the municipality of Art\u00e0 across to Capdepera and Manacor, hides some of the wildest beaches left in Mallorca. Cala Mesquida<\/strong> and Cala Agulla<\/strong>, near Capdepera, are broad sandy beaches ringed by dunes and pine woods; Cala Torta<\/strong> and Cala Mitjana<\/strong>, in Art\u00e0, are wilder and more solitary still.<\/p>\n Towards Manacor, the coves of Manacor<\/strong> \u2014 Cala Varques, Cala Magraner, Cala Sequer \u2014 are paradise for anyone after a wild cove with not a single service, in exchange for a walk to reach them. And on the more touristy stretch of the area, Canyamel, Cala Millor and Sa Coma offer large family beaches with every comfort.<\/p>\n It’s one of the most contrasting areas on the island: in a few kilometres you go from a sandy beach with a lifeguard, sunbeds and a beach bar to a hidden cove reached only by those who know the way. For anyone living nearby, that variety is a luxury: one day you pick comfort, the next adventure, without leaving the district.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text]
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