Nature Lovers

Discover secluded bays

The secluded bay of Cala d'Egos, for example, is hidden just a few kilometres from the promenade of fashionable Puerto de Andratx with its chic villas. A serpentine road leads up from the Hotel Mont Port and down on foot to the left over the hilltop towards the sea. Bathers are rewarded for the 20-minute descent with crystal-clear water and a fine pebble beach; alternatively, the bay can be reached by boat.

The west coast offers many other quiet bays, often only accessible on foot.

Cabrera and the Blue Grotto

Off the south coast of Mallorca lies the island of Cabrera, another jewel for nature lovers. The goat island can be reached by ferry from Colonia Sant Jordi. The many rocky bays protect the natural harbour with its small bar from rough winds, and the fine sandy beach flows gently into the sea. An absolute must is the blue grotto: depending on the swell, most boats sail into the rocky grotto on the return route, where the water turns deep blue thanks to ideal light influences. A jump into the inky water is an indescribable pleasure.

The unspoilt mountain village

Few tourists pay attention to the mountain village of Estellencs on the west coast with its beautiful harbour, using it at most as a passageway to better-known places like Valldemossa and Banyalbufar. Yet the village at the foot of the mighty mountain massif has retained much of its character. The Tramuntana mountains feed the village with water and so there is particularly lush vegetation here. The path along the gardens with fig, almond and olive trees into the bay of Cala Estellencs is fantastic.