Manacor Beaches | Porto Cristo Beaches

Beaches in Manacor & Porto Cristo, Mallorca

Manacor is located 50 Km from Palma de Mallorca, and with a surface area of 260.22 km2 and 30,000 inhabitants, it is one of the largest municipalities on Mallorca. It is the county administrative centre and is home to different public bodies which serve the region, such as the Inland Revenue office. It also serves as a commercial centre for all the surrounding villages. Manacor is famous for its artificial pearl industry. The first factory was set up in 1902 by Eduard Frederic Hug Heusch, a German industrialist, and in 1952 this factory introduced a new pearl called Majorica, which was of a much higher quality than the rest. Every day hundreds of tourists go on organised visits to see how the pearls are produced.

Cala Murada

A beach 110 m long and 70 m wide. It has fine sands and there are some low cliffs limiting it to the right, on top of which some houses have been built. At the back, gather the waters of the torrent des Fangar, where some birds can bee seen. It is Located in the Cala Murada residential area, between Porto Cristo and Porto Colom. Services; Restaurants, an open-air bar, lifeguards, showers, hammocks and beach umbrellas for hire.

Es Domingos Petits beach

50 m long and 120 m wide with fine white sands.It is located in the tourist resort of Cales de Mallorca, next to the beach Es Domingos Grans, surrounded by buildings not very high. Services; Restaurant, an open-air bar, hammocks and beach umbrellas for hire.

Es Domingos Grans beach

The main beach of the tourist resort Cales de Mallorca, very crowded in summer. It is 80 m long and 140 m wide, with fine white sands. Services; Restaurants, open-air bars, lifeguard, hammocks, beach umbrellas and pedal boats for hire.

Cala Antena

A small beach located in the tourist resort Cales de Mallorca, 30 m long and 70 m wide. The right margin outstands for its verticality while the left one is lower and lacks of tourist buildings. Services; An open-air bar, hammocks and beach umbrellas for hire.

Cala Bota

A small-unspoilt beach, between high vertical cliffs, 30 m long and 15 m wide with thick pebbles and grave. There is a torrent that pours its waters during rainy seasons.

Cala Virgili

An unspoilt small beach, 20 m long and 30 m wide with pebbles and thick grave on the shore and bottoms. On the right there is an ´escar´, a building used by fisherman to keep their boats and fishing tackles.

Cala Magraner

An unspoilt beach with pebbles and grave on the shore and bottoms, 60 m long by 65 m wide. Té uns penya-segats de considerable alçada, on es practica l´escalada. A la part del darrera hi ha un estanyol amb aigua provinent d´un torrent.

Cala Anguila

Llocated within the municipality of Manacor. Residential development funded by Swiss capital was started in the early 1970s, and the zone was named Portocristo Novo. The area is mainly made up of single-family constructions and tourist apartments. Services: bars and restaurants; lifeguards; sun loungers, pedal boats and parasols for hire.

Cala Mendia

One of the most recent tourist resorts on Mallorca has been developed around this beach. Although development was approved in 1972, it wasn´t until the 1990s that this zone was subjected to strong construction and urban growth. There are some hotels but the majority of buildings are single-family constructions and tourist apartments. Services: bars and restaurants; lifeguards; sun loungers, pedal boats and parasols for hire.

S´Estany den Mas

A beach situated by the Cala Romàntica coastal development within the municipality of Manacor, and mainly comprises detached single-family constructions for tourist use. It is somewhat larger than the neighbouring developments of Cala Anguila and Cala Mendia, with which it forms an unbroken line of development along the coast. Services: bars and restaurants; lifeguards; sun loungers, pedal boats and parasols for hire.

Porto Cristo beach

Well protected from the wind and seaborne storms. The situation of the beach means that it is an ideal spot for swimming right from the start of summer, or even during winter for the more adventurous. At the height of summer, the high throughput of pleasure craft in the port means that the quality of the water is not as high as at other points on the island, even so, there are always plenty of swimmers in the water. Services: bars and restaurants; lifeguards; sun loungers, pedal boats and parasols for hire.

S´Illot beach

Also known as Cala Moreia, is 350m long and 35m wide; it is very popular during the summer months. At the right-hand end of the beach there is a small platform which is used as a landing dock, whilst at the other end of the beach there is a small pool where the torrent of N´Amer flows out to sea. Services: bars and restaurants; lifeguards; sun loungers, pedal boats and parasols for hire.