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Beach holidays and Mallorca’s seaside resorts

Golden sands or rocky coves – Mallorca has it all

With almost 80 beautiful beaches, the sunny island of Mallorca has many excellent beach facilities, with fine, golden sand. Some of the best beaches in Mallorca can be found to the north and north-east of the island and also around the Badia de Palma. Many of the larger beaches include restaurants, beachside bars and a variety of watersports. There are also many other more private, secluded beaches and coves in Mallorca, although these can prove more difficult to reach.

During the summer, most beaches in Mallorca have lifeguards. Many beaches have swimming areas marked by buoys, although this does not mean that swimming outside these areas is prohibited. There are usually notice boards at the entrances to the beaches in Mallorca, listing the facilities available, such as showers and wheelchair access. Smaller beaches in Mallorca do not have lifeguards, but swimming is usually safe and the beaches are generally sited in small coves with calm waters. Topless sunbathing on Mallorca beaches is acceptable and in the resorts, people tend to spend most of their time in beachwear.

Palma Beaches

Palma, the capital of the island of Mallorca, has some excellent beaches. Locals particularly enjoy the C’an Pere Antoni beach and the other beaches that are situated along the Badia de Palma.

Palma Nova Beach

Mallorca’s Palma Nova beach is without doubt one of the best beaches on the Badia de Palma. With dense greenery surrounding the beach and hiding many of the large hotels and buildings, this is also and excellent base for families in Mallorca.

Magaluf Beach

Mallorca’s Magaluf beach resort is one of the oldest resorts in Mallorca and still remains ever popular with visitors to the island. Highlights nearby include Aquapark (with excellent waterslides), numerous restaurants, bars and lively nightclubs.

Portals Nous Beach

The beach of Portals Nous in Mallorca is situated on a long narrow cove, with golden sand and good beach facilities. Marineland is located close to the beach, which is an added attraction.

Cala Portals Vells Beach

This small beach in Mallorca remains untouched and the bay has one of the more quiet beaches in the area, although it can still become busy at times, during the high tourist season.

Cala Major Beach

The small bay of Cala Major in Mallorca has a golden beach which is lined by houses and hotels. This is one of the best beaches in this area of Mallorca.

El Mago Beach

El Mago is one of Mallorca’s three nudist beaches. This small beach is situated in a secluded bay and is probably the most popular nudist beach in Mallorca.

S’Arenal

At this eastern end of Plata de Palma, this Mallorca beach is one of the most popular beach resorts in this area. S’Arsenal has good beach facilities and also features a fun amusement park called Aquacity, which has pools, slides and rides.

Ca’n Pastilla

The local beach of Ca’n Pastilla is similar to S’Arsenal and there are beach chairs and umbrellas for hire. There is also children’s playground and a small tourist train that connects the beach to the S’Arsenal area of Mallorca.

Platja de Palma

This long stretch of beach is around 5 km / 3 mile in length and in the peak tourist season can become very busy. With clear waters, clean sand, cafés, bars and clubs, it is easy to see why it is so popular.

Ses Illetes

This is a relatively small beach in Mallorca and is located of the beaten track. Despite its lack of easy access and beach facilities, the Ses Illetes beach can still become busy at peak times