Beaches & Resorts in Mallorca
Mallorca (aka Majorca) as an island means you are never more than half an hour from a beach. And there are so many great beaches. Everything from your resort beaches with hotels; restaurants and shops within a minute’s walk to virgin beaches (some only accessible by boat). It also has around 42 official nude beaches, if that’s of interest to you, head over to NudeBeaches.es which has a complete list of nudist beaches in Majorca with maps and information.
The West/North West of the island has spectacular rugged; sheer rock faces with beaches accessed only by tiny, windy tracks descending at steep gradients – not for the faint-hearted. The beaches here also tend to be rocks and pebbles and the currents can be quite strong for swimming.
- Soller
- Deia
- Valldemosa
- Bunyalbufar
The South/South West of the island are predominantly tourist resorts aiming at different ends of the wealth spectrum.
The economy; low cost and 18-30 style holidays are more likely to be found at Arenal; Magaluf; Palma Nova; Peguera and Santa Ponsa.
The more exclusive holiday destinations focused on the yachting and golfing community will be found at: Puerto Portals; Puerto Andratx; Bendinat; Illetas & Palma city:
- Cala Mayor
- Illetas
- Puerto Portals
- Palma Nova/ Magaluf
- Santa Ponsa
- Peguera
- Puerto Andratx /San Telmo
The South East of the island is more virgin beaches and hundreds o small and medium sized Calas:
- C’an Pastilla
- Arenal/ Playa de Palma
- Es Trenc
- Cala Llombard
- Cala Mondrago
- Cala Santanyi
- Ses Salines
- Cala D’Or
The East coast has several predominantly British resorts, but also many small calas and beaches:
- Calas de Mallorca
- Porto Colom
- Porto Cristo
- Porto Petro
- Sa Coma
- Cala Millor / Cala Bona
- Cala Mesquida
- Cala Rajada
The North of the island again has some significant British resorts such as Alcudia and Puerto Pollensa, as well as some smaller more exclusive beaches:
- C’an Picafort
- Alcudia
- Puerto Pollensa
- Cap de Formentor