East coast beaches in Mallorca: resort sand or a quiet cove

Which beaches are near Cala Ratjada?

Four beaches lie close to Cala Ratjada. Son Moll is the town beach at the port entrance. Cala Gat is a small cove you can walk to from the port. To the north, Cala Agulla and Cala Mesquida sit on protected land, Cala Mesquida 7 km from Capdepera.

Son Moll is an urban beach of white sand, about 150 m long, at the entrance to the port. It has a bar, sunbeds, parasols and a lifeguard service in season. Some rocky patches lie close to the shore. The council records a rip current here, so swim near the lifeguards.

Cala Gat is a cove of golden sand about 40 m long, ringed by pines, next to sa Torre Cega. It has sunbed hire, toilets and showers. Capdepera groups it with its less busy coves, which have no lifeguard watch.

Cala Agulla is a bay of very fine white sand backed by pine wood, with a gentle slope into shallow water. Official figures for its length range from 500 m to 600 m. In summer it has lifeguards, kiosks, sunbeds, umbrellas and a buoyed area for water sports. The council runs no freshwater showers here, and it records rip currents and longshore currents.

Cala Mesquida has about 300 m of fine white sand below a protected dune system, which joined the Llevant natural park in 2022. Capdepera rates its waves as strong, with rip currents and the break about 5 m from the shore. Lifeguards, a kiosk, sunbeds and umbrellas are there in season, and you can bathe nude in the eastern part. Bus 422 links it with Cala Ratjada.

A forest path over the Coll de Marina joins Cala Agulla and Cala Mesquida, a walk you can make in either direction.

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Which beaches near Cala Millor and Canyamel suit small children?

Cala Bona, next to Cala Millor, has calm, shallow water in three small beaches between groynes. Cala Millor and Sa Coma are long sand beaches with lifeguards from May to October. S'Illot has a gentle slope but gets very crowded. Canyamel, 7 km from Capdepera, has lifeguards and two bar-restaurants.

Cala Millor is almost 2 km of fine white sand, shared by Sant Llorenç and Son Servera. Both halves are on ADEAC's Blue Flag list for 2026-2027. A promenade with a cycle path runs its whole length, and a tourist mini-train runs along the beach. At the accessible point on Carrer Platja, Sant Llorenç offers assisted bathing with amphibious chairs from May to October.

Sa Coma lies south of Punta de n'Amer, the protected headland that separates it from Cala Millor. It has about 890 m of white sand and is also on the 2026-2027 Blue Flag list. Large rock outcrops close both ends of the beach. The lifeguards here also help people who need support getting into the water.

Cala Bona was once a refuge for fishing boats; since the 1960s it has become three small beaches divided by groynes. Its water is listed as calm and shallow, with rescue floats on the beach. The beach holds an AENOR certificate for universal accessibility. Son Servera offers free assisted bathing from 1 May to 31 October; book 24 hours ahead.

S'Illot is a small bay where the Torrent de n'Amer reaches the sea, with wide sand and a shallow slope. The regional tourism site calls it very crowded with families and tourists. In 2026 Manacor moved it from medium to high risk class and added a lifeguard.

Canyamel beach is about 300 m of fine sand where the Canyamel torrent meets the sea, between Cap des Pinar and Cap Vermell. It has lifeguards, showers, sunbeds and two bar-restaurants, and the regional tourism site calls it ideal for families. The council lists rip currents and longshore currents here.

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Which beaches are near Porto Cristo?

Porto Cristo has its own town beach by the harbour, about 300 m of fine sand in shallow water. South of the town lie the sandy coves of Cala Anguila, Cala Mendia and Cala Romàntica. Each has sunbed hire and toilets, and all three lie within about 8 km of Porto Cristo by road.

The Porto Cristo beach sits in a small bay open to the south-east, beside the port. A ramp at the north end leads onto the beach, and an amphibious chair stands by the lifeguard tower. The Govern's tests rated the water good, not excellent, in 2024 and 2025. In 2026 Manacor moved the beach to its high risk class and added a lifeguard.

Cala Anguila is a cove of fine sand, about 50 m long, 3 km from Porto Cristo, and Manacor describes it as very sheltered. You reach it by a staircase, and low cliffs with a large grotto border it. In 2019 it became the first smoke-free beach in the Llevant district.

Cala Mendia, 6.3 km from Porto Cristo, is a deep bay of white sand with a free car park and a lifeguard in summer. Bus 427 links it with Porto Cristo and the Coves del Drac. With suitable shoes, you can cross the rocks to Cala Anguila on a coastal path of about 250 m.

Cala Romàntica, also called s'Estany d'en Mas, has about 100 m of fine sand between limestone cliffs. It has restaurants close to the sea, a ramp, an adapted toilet and an amphibious chair by the lifeguard tower. From its right bank, a path of about 3 km leads to Cala Varques.

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Where are the quiet coves in east Mallorca, and which need a walk?

The quiet coves in east Mallorca lie mostly on the protected coast south of s'Estany d'en Mas. Cala Varques has no buildings in sight: you hike about 4 km or come by boat. Turespaña rates occupancy low there and at Caló Bota, a tiny gravel cove on a private estate.

Cala Varques is about 90 m of fine white sand under low cliffs topped with pines and scrub. It lies inside an Àrea Natural d'Especial Interès, between s'Estany d'en Mas and Domingos Petits. There are no services, so bring suitable shoes, drinking water and a picnic. In 2026 Manacor kept a buoyed bathing zone there, with boats and anchoring banned inside it.

Caló Bota measures about 20 m by 15 m and is mostly gravel. You reach it on foot or by boat. Manacor's route map calls it the first stretch of the municipality's untouched coast, on a walk that starts in Cales de Mallorca. There are no services and no official water-quality sampling point, so bring water and shade.

Cala Murada, at the southern end of this coast, is about 70 m of fine white sand at a torrent mouth. A freshwater pond lies behind it. You can drive to the beach, which is usually visited by residents of the estate, and Turespaña rates occupancy high. Bus 416 runs there from Manacor.

No lifeguard service is confirmed at Cala Varques or Caló Bota. We recommend swimming in pairs and staying inside the buoyed zone where one is marked.

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Where can you park at east coast beaches?

Parking at east coast beaches is free at Cala Mendia, which has its own car park, and Cala Mesquida has a public car park 200 m from the sand. Cala Agulla admits authorised cars only, and Cala Varques has no parking on the path or road. Porto Cristo is hard to park in during summer.

At Cala Agulla, a barrier installed in May 2026 with the Llevant natural park admits authorised vehicles only. Parking on the track inside the park is banned. In its first weeks, the council recorded several offences for driving in without permission. A public car park with up to 450 spaces is planned. Until it opens, come by bus: lines 411, 422 and 424 stop at Cala Agulla 1.

Works on the access road to Cala Mesquida finished in February 2026, with rocks along the verges to stop roadside parking. Park rules ban parking outside the marked areas, so use the public car park.

In Cala Millor and Cala Bona, Son Servera set up residents-only parking zones in 2026, in force all year. At Sa Coma you can leave the car close to the beach.

Porto Cristo is hard to park in during summer. In 2026 Manacor set up a residents-priority zone in several streets, where only authorised vehicles may drive in. Since March 2026 the underground car park at Plaça de l'Aljub gives the first two hours free. Buses 427 and 428 stop at Platja de Portocristo.

Canyamel usually has parking in the streets around the beach. For Cala Varques, there is no parking on the path or the road; park near the junctions and walk.

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Which east coast beaches are sheltered from the wind?

Most east coast beaches in Mallorca face east or south-east, so by our estimate a west or north-west wind leaves them sheltered. In a north wind (tramontana), Cala Gat, Canyamel, Porto Cristo and Cala Anguila, which face south-east to south, are sheltered. No beach here is sheltered from an east wind. In a south wind, only Cala Mesquida is sheltered.

We estimate shelter from the direction each beach faces, so treat it as a guide, not a measurement. Cala Agulla shows how much the wind matters: the beach grows or shrinks by up to 10 m with a west or an east wind.

Capdepera's own beach records give the direction waves come from. At Cala Agulla and Cala Mesquida, waves come in from the north and north-east. At Canyamel they come from the east and south-east, and the break sits about 30 m from the shore. At Son Moll waves arrive from the east and north-east, and the council rates them gentle.

On Capdepera beaches, a lightning flag is now always flown together with the yellow or red flag. Red with the lightning flag means a strong storm and high risk, so stay out of the water.

When this coast is rough, the windy days page lists the beaches each wind leaves calm across the island. The north Mallorca and south Mallorca pages cover the coasts on either side.

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