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Beaches play a big part in holidays to the Balearic island of Majorca. Whether you are looking for a summer holiday, a winter sun holiday or for those special family holidays, Majorca has a beach for everyone from large popular beaches to secluded beaches.

The following are just a few of the many beaches around the island of Majorca, there are just far too many to mention!

Alcudia Beach

Beaches in Alcudia
Platja d’Alcudia – a small natural sandy beach, located about 2 miles from the centre of Alcudia between Platja de Muro and Xara.
Platja sa Marina and Platja des Morer Vermell – natural sandy beaches, located just under a mile from Alcudia.
Platja de Sant Joan – a natural sandy beach, located less than 2 miles from Alcudia between Punta de Manresa and Platja de Sant Pere.
Platja da Sant Pere – a natural sandy beach, located just over 2 miles from Alcudia between Marina de Donaire and the village of Mal Pas.
Platja de l’Alcanada – a natural pebble beach, located just over 2 miles from Puerto Alcudia on the Cap des Pinar headland.
Can Cap de Bou – a natural sandy beach, located less than 3 miles from Puerto Pollensa.
S’Illot – a natural pebble beach about 3 miles from Alcudia between the bays of Alcudia and Pollensa.

Beaches in Andratx
Cala Blanca – a natural rocky beach, located about a mile from Camp de Mar.
Cala Llamp – a natural rocky beach, located about a mile from Port d’Andratx.
Platja de Camp de Mar – a natural sandy beach, located about 3 miles from Andratx between Platja de ses Dones and Cap Andritxol.
Platja de ses Dones – a natural rocky beach, located about 3 miles from Andratx and separated from Camp de Mar by a rocky headland.
Cala Cranc – a natural rocky beach, located just over 3 miles from Andratx between Cala Blanca and Platja de Camp de Mar.
Platja Brismar – a natural sandy beach, located just over 3 miles from Andratx in the interior of the bay of the port.
Platja de Sant Elm – a natural sandy beach, located 5 miles from Andratx.

Beaches in Arta
Na Clara – a natural sandy beach, located less than 4 miles from Colonia de Sant Pere.
Cala Torta – a natural sandy beach, located about 6 miles from Arta.

Banyalbufar Beach

Beaches in Banyalbufar
Cala Banyalbufar – a natural pebble beach, located 10.5 miles from Valldemossa between Punta de sa Galera and Sa Pedra de s’Ase
Sa Galera – a natural gravel beach, located less than a mile from Banyalbufar between Ses Escaletes and Punta Grossa.

Beaches in Calvia
Platja de Magaluf – an artificial sandy beach, located just over 4 miles from Calvia.
Cala Blanca – an artificial sandy beach, located just over 4 miles from Calvia.
Platja de Son Maties – an artificial sandy beach, located just over 4 miles from Calvia.
Platja de Santa Ponsa – an artificial sandy beach, located just over 4 miles from Calvia.
Cala Vinyes – an artificial sandy beach, located just over 4 miles from Calvia.
Platja de Tora – a natural sandy beach, located just over 4 miles from Andratx.
Platja Palmira – an artificial sandy beach, located just over 4 miles from Andratx.
Platja de Palmanova – an artificial sandy beach, located 5 miles from Calvia.
Platja de Son Caliu – an artificial rocky beach, located 5 miles from Calvia.
Sa Caleta des Portals Vells – a natural sandy beach, located less than 6 miles from Magaluf.
Cala Portals Nous – an artificial sandy beach, located about 7 miles from Palma between Puerto Portals and Bendinat.
Costa d’en Blanes – an artificial sandy beach, located 7.5 miles from Palma between Punta Negra and Puerto Portals.

Beaches in Campos
Es Moli d’es Estany – a natural sandy beach, located less than a mile from Colonia de Sant Jordi
Platja d’es Peregons Grans – a natural sandy beach, located about a mile from Colonia de Sant Jordi.
Platja d’es Peregons Petits – a natural sandy beach, located just over a mile from Colonia de Sant Jordi.
S’Arenal de sa Rapita – a natural sandy beach, located about 7 miles from Campos.
S’Arenal d’en Tem – a natural sandy beach, located about 7 miles from Campos.
Ses Covetes – a natural sandy beach, located about 7 miles from Campos.

Beaches in Capdepera
Cala Agulla – a natural sandy beach, located less than a mile from Capdepera.
Son Moll – a natural sandy beach, located about a mile from Capdepera.
Cala Lliteres – an artificial gravel beach, located a mile from Capdepera.
Cala n’Aguait – a natural sandy beach, located less than 2 miles from Cala Ratjada.
Cala Molto – a natural sandy beach, located less than 2 miles from Cala Ratjada.
Es Carregador – a natural sandy beach, located just over 3 miles from Cala Ratjada.
Cala Mesquida – a natural sandy beach, located about 4 miles from Capdepera.
Canyamel – a natural sandy beach, located just over 4 miles from Cala Ratjada.
Cala Auberdans – a natural sandy beach, located about 5.5 miles from Capdepera.

Beaches in Deia
Es Canyeret – a natural rock, pebble and gravel beach, located 5 miles from Soller.
Cala Deia – a natural rocky beach, located about 6 miles from Soller between Punta de Son Beltran and Sa Pedrissa.

Beaches in Felanitx
Cala d’en Marcal – a natural sandy beach, located less than a mile from Portocolom.
Cala Mitjana – a natural sandy beach, located about a mile from Cala d’Or.
Cala Brafi – a natural sandy beach, located less than 2 miles from Portocolom.
Cala sa Nau – a natural sandy beach, located less than 9 miles from Portocolom.
Cala Serena – a natural sandy beach, located less than 9 miles from Portocolom.
Cala Ferrera – a natural sandy beach, located about 9 miles from Portocolom.
Platja de s’Arenal – a natural sandy beach, located about 9 miles from Felanitx.

Llucmajor Beach

Beaches in Llucmajor
S’Arenal – a natural sandy beach, the last stretch of Platja de Palma in the municipality of Llucmajor.
Es Calonet d’es Fornas – a natural sandy beach, located less than 9 miles from Llucmajor.
Cala Pi – a natural sandy beach, located about 9 miles from Felanitx.
Badia Blava – a natural sandy beach, located about 9 miles from Llucmajor.
Sa Pesquera Plana – a natural rocky beach, located about 9 miles from Llucmajor.
Calo de ses Donardes – a natural sandy beach, located about 9 miles from Llucmajor.
Mollet de Can Tem des Cafe – a natural sandy beach, located just over 9 miles from Llucmajor.
Calonet de S’Almadrava – a natural rocky beach, located just over 9 miles from Llucmajor.

Beaches in Manacor
Cala Mendia – a natural sandy beach, located less than 2 miles from Portocristo.
Platja de s’Illot – a natural sandy beach, located 2.5 miles from Portocristo.
S’Estany d’en Mas – a natural sandy beach, located less than 4 miles from Portocristo.
Cala Antena – a natural sandy beach, located less than 7 miles from Portocolom.
Cala Varques – a natural sandy beach, located 7.5 miles from Portocristo.

Beaches in Muro
Platja de Muro – a natural sandy beach, located about a mile from C’an Picafort.
Platja Muro I – a natural sandy beach, located less than 2 miles from Puerto Alcudia.
Platja Muro II – an artificial sandy beach, located less than 4 miles from Alcudia.

Beaches in Palma
Cala Major – a natural sandy beach, located 2.5 miles from Palma.
Ciutat Jardi – a natural sandy beach, located just over 3 miles from Palma.
Cala Estancia – a natural sandy beach, located about 7 miles from Palma.
Platja de Palma – a natural sandy beach, located less than 9 miles from Palma.

Beaches in Pollensa
Platja del Port de Pollenca / Platja de Llenaire – an artificial sandy beach, located less than 4 miles from Pollensa.
Platja d’Albercuix – a natural sandy beach, located just under 4 miles from Pollensa.
Cala Clara – a natural sandy beach, located just over 4 miles from Pollensa.
Cala Sant Vincente (Cala Molins) – a natural sandy beach, located about 4 miles from Pollensa.
Cala Sant Vincente (Cala Barques) – an artificial sandy beach, located about 4 miles from Pollensa.

Pollensa Beach

Cala Sant Vicente (El Maressar) – a natural pebble beach, located about 4 miles from Pollensa.
Cala Formentor / Cala Pi de la Posada – a natural sandy beach, located less than 9 miles from Puerto Pollensa.
Cala Figuera – a natural sandy beach, located less than 9 miles from Puerto Pollensa.
Cala Murta – a natural pebble beach, located just over 9 miles from Puerto Pollensa.

Beaches in Santa Margalida
C’an Picafort – a natural sandy beach, located about 5.5 miles from Santa Margalida.
Son Baulo – a natural sandy beach, located about 5.5 miles from Santa Margalida.
Punta de na Patana – a natural sandy beach, located less than 9 miles from Santa Margalida.

Beaches in Santanyi
Caleta des Pou – a natural sandy beach, located about a mile from Cala d’Or.
Calo de ses Egos – a natural sandy beach, located about a mile from Cala d’Or.
Calo de sa Torre – a natural sandy beach, located about 3 miles from Cala d’Or.
Calo d’es Burgit – a natural sandy beach, located about 3 miles from S’Alqueria Blanca.
Cala Santanyi – a natural sandy beach, located less than 4 miles from Santanyi.
Calo de sa Barca Trencada – a natural sandy beach, located 2.5 miles from S’Alqueria Blanca.
Cala Mondrago – a natural sandy beach, located just over 3 miles from S’Alqueria Blanca.
Calo des Homos Morts – a natural sandy beach, located about 3 miles from Cala d’Or.
S’Amarador – a natural sandy beach, located less than 4 miles from S’Alqueria Blanca.
Platja d’es Caragol – a natural sandy beach, located about 4 miles from Ses Salines.
Cala en Tugores – a natural sandy beach, located about 4 miles from Ses Salines.
Calo des Marmols – a natural sandy beach, located less than 9 miles from Salines.
Cala Esmeralda – a natural sandy beach, located just under 9 miles from Portocolom.
Cala d’Or – a natural sandy beach, located just over 9 miles from Portocolom.
Cala Gran – a natural sandy beach, located just over 9 miles from Portocolom.

Beaches in Sant Llorenc
Cala Millor – a natural sandy beach, located less than 2 miles from Son Servera.
Sa Coma – a natural sandy beach, located about 3 miles from Portocristo.

Beaches in Ses Salines
Platja d’es Carbo – a natural sandy beach, located less than half a mile from Colonia de Sant Jordi.
Platja de s’Estanys – a natural sandy beach, located less than 4 miles from Campos.
Estanys – a natural sandy beach, located about 4 miles from Ses Salines.
Platja d’es Port – a natural sandy beach, located about 8 miles from Campos.

Beaches in Soller
Port de Soller – a natural rocky beach.
Platja d’en Repic – a natural sandy beach.

Beaches in Son Servera
Cala Bona – a natural sandy beach, located about 2 miles from Son Servera.
Cala Millor – a natural sandy beach, located less than 2 miles from Son Servera.
Port Roig – a natural sandy beach, located about 2.5 miles from Son Servera.

Last minute holidays to Majorca are always available throughout the internet.

Camp de Mar is a small unspoilt beach resort set on a sheltered bay in a small valley between headlands on the far south-west coast of Majorca. Located just 16 miles from Palma and 24 miles from the airport, Camp de Mar is popular with couples and families looking for a quiet resort on this beautiful Balearic Island. This peaceful resort has avoided major development and has several exclusive villas in the area which are owned by

Camp de Mar

the rich and famous. Accommodation in Camp de Mar is of a comfortable standard with a variety of restaurants and bars in the resort when you require a nice meal or a few drinks. Don’t forget to sample some of the tasty locally caught fish and seafood whilst visiting the resort.

Holiday packages to Camp de Mar centre on the resorts golden sandy beach which is perfect for sunbathing and for swimming. The wide beach gently shelves to the crystal clear waters which are safe for all the family to swim safely in. Backed by pine-clad hills the bay has a floating bar and restaurant where you can enjoy a cooling drink with your lunch after using up some energy on the the water sports on offer, including surfing, jet-skiing and pedalos. The bay in Camp de Mar is an ideal diving spot for beginners while the more northern dive sites are great for more experienced scuba divers. There is also a small island in the bay which you can visit by taking the walkway from Camp de Mar. Neighbouring Santa Ponsa is a pleasant resort with a very nice sandy beach.

Camp de Mar Bay

There is plenty for the whole family to do away from the beach including several world-class golf courses in the area. Visit the up-market town of Andratx with its classy marina and the historic old town of Palma which is home to several museums and a magnificent Gothic cathedral which took nearly 400 years to build. Majorca’s capital Palma is also home to a variety of restaurants, cafes, bars and shops. Excursions to the towns of Soller, Deya and Valldemosa on the north-west coast are popular with visitors to Camp de Mar. The whole family will enjoy a visit to the Marineland park where you will see dolphins, sharks and exotic birds. Another must visit for the whole family is the famous Pirates Adventure Show and the Western Water Park at Magaluf, just 30 minutes from Camp de Mar.

Palma

Nightlife is very low-key in the resort, mainly consisting of family entertainment provided by the hotels. If you are looking for some livelier nightlife, Camp de Mar is ideally placed for visiting the islands livelier capital Palma, and the resorts of Paguera, Santa Ponsa and Magaluf. Popular with young holidaymakers, Magaluf not only has an atmospheric lively nightlife but also some great traditional Majorcan restaurants serving amazing seafood cuisine. Buses run from the resort to Paguera and along the coast to Palma.

Camp de Mar makes an excellent base for walkers and hikers to explore the surrounding countryside and coastline on their last minute holiday deals to the island of Majorca. A great walk is along the cliffs at Banalbufar.
Enjoying hot dry summers and short warm winters Camp de Mar is the ideal all year round holiday destination. From April until the end of November the temperature rarely dips below 20C with the peak season seeing temperatures over 30C with virtually no rainfall. Humidity levels during the summer are low with cooling Mediterranean Sea breezes making the high temperatures more beareable. The temperature during December and January is a warm 15C with around 6 hours of sunshine a day making this an ideal time to take your winter sun holidays to Majorca.