Sant Antoni de Portmany (San Antonio)

Sant Antoni Beach

In addition to the wide sandy beach of Es Arenal in the harbor basin, which you can actually only use for sunbathing, there is the tiny Caló des Moro the second urban beach of San Antonio. Worth mentioning is the adjacent Aquarium Cap Blanc. In a natural grotto, separated from the sea by a grating, you can observe different fish.

Caló of Moro

In addition to the wide sandy beach of Es Arenal in the harbor basin, which you can actually only use for sunbathing, there is the tiny Caló des Moro the second urban beach of San Antonio. Worth mentioning is the adjacent Aquarium Cap Blanc. In a natural grotto, separated from the sea by a grating, you can observe different fish.

Cala Gració and Cala Grassioneta

A little further north, easily accessible by a pleasant walk along the coast from San Antonio, are the small Cala Gració and right next to it the even smaller Gracioneta. The way across the street is shorter but less beautiful. You come to two pretty, well-kept sandy beaches, which are completely overcrowded in the high season due to the immediate vicinity of holiday resorts and hotels.

Punta de Sa Galera

For a long time, the rocky outcrop in the form of a galley, jutting out into the sea, was an insider tip for those who were looking for a quiet bathing spot even in the high season. But the tip has been given too often and hasn’t been a secret for a long time: now whole crowds of insiders and outsiders are lying on the smooth rocky plateaus. The landscape has remained original; there are neither hotels nor beach shacks. There is no sand either. From San Antonio towards Can Germà drive, turn to Cala Salada, after about 300m turn left again.

Cala Salada

Beautifully landscaped deep bay with two small sandy beaches separated by a rocky plateau. Shallow water at the beginning, partially hiding seaweed and stones. A restaurant, beach shack and a row of old fishermen’s cottages frame the main beach. If you’re lucky and there aren’t too many recreational boaters anchoring there, the water is crystal clear and the rocks are good for snorkeling.

Ses Fontanelles

A trip to Ses Fontanelles is less suitable for swimming than for walking. If you start on foot from Cala Salada in a northerly direction, you have a fairly long but very beautiful hike ahead of you. You can also drive the first part of the route by car. At the bottom of the cala, where the tarmac road makes a sharp bend to the left towards the sandy beach, you can see a dirt road on the right that winds around the Puig des Cocons. We follow the path to a fork. On the left it goes along the coast back to Cala Salada, on the right the path continues to the 256m high Cap Nunó. We keep to the right and soon come to a red sign pointing to the Cova des Vi. From here you can only continue on foot. Descending towards the sea, halfway up you come to the Cova des Vi. It is gated because archaeologists discovered prehistoric paintings on the walls, which are difficult for the layman to see. The fantastic view is definitely worth the walk. The path descends even further to a larger cave by the sea, which impresses with its multicolored rocks. It’s difficult to get into the water because of the many cliffs.

Cala d’Albarca

The bay with the high cliffs, which opens to the north, is still untouched nature. No house disturbs the landscape. The approximately 1km long steep path down to the sea is not signposted and difficult to find. The water has sometimes washed up some sand on the short beach, but mostly you only find pebbles. The way back is particularly difficult. Something for adventurers. The municipal boundary with San Juan runs on the Cap des Rubio, to the east of Cala d’Albarca.