Best beaches in Mallorca, by what you are looking for

Platja d'Alcúdia

Alcúdia · North

Turespaña gives 3,400 m of white sand, 80 m wide. A pine wood runs behind it.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027

Playa de Muro

Muro · North

Muro council's 2023 statement says the beach fills its 5.29 km of coast. Dunes, pines and the S'Albufera wetland lie behind it.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027

Es Trenc

Campos · South

A 2020 study gives about 2,400 m. Sources list white sand, shallow, calm water and dunes held by pines.

Cala Millor

Sant Llorenç des Cardassar and Son Servera · East

Turespaña gives 1,750 m of white sand, 35 m wide. A promenade with a cycle path runs its whole length.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027

Can Picafort

Santa Margalida · North

A 1,300 m urban sand beach on the Bay of Alcúdia. Long wooden ramps lead from the promenade to the sand.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027

Sa Ràpita

Campos · South

Campos council gives 1,100 m of sand, with dunes and a pine wood behind. Turespaña lists calm water.

Cala Llombards

Santanyí · South

Turespaña gives 55 m of white sand, very well sheltered from the open sea. Pine forest surrounds it.

Cala Santanyí

Santanyí · South

A deep bay with about 70 m of white sand between low cliffs. It has a diving school.

Cala Sa Nau

Felanitx · East

Turespaña describes 70 m of sand among pines, away from any town. The car park is 500 m away.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027

Cala Gat

Capdepera · East

Turespaña calls it a small, quiet cove of 40 m, ringed by pines. You can walk there from the port of Cala Ratjada.

Cala Anguila

Manacor · East

The regional tourism site gives 50 m, and Manacor council calls the cove very sheltered. A staircase leads down to the sand.

Cala Pi

Llucmajor · South

Turespaña gives 45 m of white sand and very calm water. Steep walls ring the inlet.

Platja d'Alcúdia

Alcúdia · North

Shallow for hundreds of yards, with several lifeguard zones; see Long sandy beaches.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027

Cala Estància

Palma · Bay of Palma

Palma council says two breakwaters keep the water calm and shallow. It lists seasonal lifeguards and assisted bathing.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027
• Caution: the 2026 rescue plan lists nearby rocks, boat traffic and rentals as risk zones.

Cala Marçal

Felanitx · East

Turespaña says the water is not deep, over sand only. Felanitx council lists a lifeguard and a playground.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027

Cala Gran

Santanyí · South

The regional tourism site lists shallow, calm water over fine white sand. It says lifeguards work in summer.

Cala Pi

Llucmajor · South

The regional tourism site says the seabed slopes gently. Llucmajor's 2026 lifeguard service covers it until 31 October; see Small coves.

Es Trenc

Campos · South

Inside the Es Trenc-Salobrar natural park. The regional tourism site calls it the island's last undeveloped sandy beach; see Long sandy beaches.

Cala Mondragó

Santanyí · South

Inside the Mondragó Natural Park, a park since 1992 and a Natura 2000 site. Its car parks charge a fee in summer.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027

Cala Mesquida

Capdepera · East

An ANEI since 1991, and its dunes joined the Parc Natural de Llevant in 2022. Capdepera council calls the dune system exceptional.

• Caution: strong waves and rip currents (Capdepera council, 2022).

Cala Agulla

Capdepera · East

An ANEI since 1991, with pine woods almost to the sea. In April 2026 the council reported no public car park.

• Caution: rip currents (Capdepera council, 2024).

Platja de Muro (Es Comú)

Muro · North

An ANEI inside S'Albufera Natural Park, with juniper and pine dunes. It has no lifeguard of its own and no hotels or restaurants.

• Water: no sampling point of its own.

Es Carbó

Ses Salines · South

Part of the Migjorn de Mallorca marine reserve. You reach its 1.4 km of sand only on foot or by boat.

• Water: no sampling point.

Cala Major

Palma · Bay of Palma

7.3 km from Palma, on bus lines 3 and 6. Palma council lists lifeguards and accessible facilities.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027, regained in 2026

Cala Estància

Palma · Bay of Palma

11 km from Palma, by bus from the centre; see Calm, shallow water for families.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027

Ses Illetes

Calvià · Bay of Palma

Calvià describes fine white sand close to Palma and lists a lifeguard. Parking is very limited, but bus 123 stops here.

Palmanova

Calvià · Bay of Palma

Calvià puts it 15 minutes from Palma by road. It lists a lifeguard, a children's area and accessibility features.

Cala Comtessa

Calvià · Bay of Palma

Calvià gives 46 m of sand and says pine shade makes it popular with families with babies.

Playa de Palma

Palma · Bay of Palma

Palma council gives more than 4.5 km of urban beach and lists lifeguards. Its 2026 rescue plan says rip currents do not form here.

• Water note: the point right of the torrent des Jueus was rated sufficient in 2024 and 2025.

Sant Elm

Andratx · West

Mostly white sand, facing the islet of Sa Dragonera. Andratx council lists a lifeguard.

• Blue Flag 2026-2027

Cala Deià

Deià · West

A cove of stones and coarse sand, about 70 m long, inside the Paratge Natural de la Serra de Tramuntana. Parking is paid April to October (2023 ordinance).

• Water: no sampling point.

Sa Calobra

Escorca · West

A pebble cove at the mouth of the Torrent de Pareis, a Natural Monument since 2003. Boats run here from Port de Sóller.

• Water: no sampling point.

Port de Sóller

Sóller · West

Sóller council describes Es Través as about 800 m of gravel and sand with calm water. A tram has run there since 1913.

• Water note: the point left of the breakwater was rated sufficient in 2024 and 2025. Sóller had 10 pollution incidents in 2025.

Camp de Mar

Andratx · South

A 180 m U-shaped beach of fine sand and calm water. A wooden footbridge leads to the islet in the middle.

• Water note: the beach-ramp point was rated sufficient in 2025, good in 2024.