Mallorca (Majorca), one of Spain's Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, is known for beach resorts, sheltered coves, limestone mountains and Roman and Moorish remains.

Capital Palma has the Moorish Almudaina royal palace and 13th-century Santa María Cathedral.

Stone-built villages include Pollença, with its art galleries and music festival, and hillside Fornalutx, surrounded by citrus plantations.

The year-round warm climate that characterises Majorca, together with the diversity of natural landscapes and its 500 kilometres of coastline, makes the island a Mediterranean lure.

Majorca has more than 300 beaches

Five examples of these are :

Es Trenc

Es Trenc beach is a large unspoilt sandy area next to the Salobrar de Campos, a protected area of 1,492 hectares.

Sand dunes separate this beach of white, fine sand from the salt marshes and the farmed fields. Nearby, there is a wetland area that brings together 171 species of migratory and native birdlife. Its open waters are so clear that you can see the seabed.

Alcúdia and Muro

Following on from Puerto de Alcúdia, there is a long beach that joins the beach of Muro.

The seafront features fine, golden sand, clear waters, calm waves and shallow depths.

Behind it, sand dunes lead to a network of footpaths, dotted with pine and juniper woods, as well as a tourism development of villas, hotels and restaurants.

Cala Boquer

Approximately two miles from Port de Pollença, in the north of the island, Cala Bóquer is an unspoilt beach close to the viewpoints of Cap Formentor and Cala Tuent.

It is accessed by footpath between the imposing cliffs and offers a cove of pebbles, crystal-clear. The hike through pine trees and extensive Mediterranean vegetation is enjoyable.

Sa Calobra

Sa Calobra, Escorca, deep in the Serra de Tramuntana, is a pebble beach that opens out to the sea flanked by rocky cliffs.

When visiting Sa Calobra, the entrance of the Torrent de Pareis is one of the most impressive places on the island, with nearly two miles of pebble beach with rock faces of up to 200 metres high.

Cala Pi

Cala Pi is a protected beach lying between cliffs with fine, golden sand and turquoise water.

This cove penetrates the land, forming an arm of the sea that can be reached by climbing down some steps.

Located 10.5 miles from Llucmajor, on the south coast, Cala Pi, owes its name to the large number of pine trees in the surrounding area.

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