Travel Eye on Cala Mondrago (Mallorca, Spain)

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Overview:

Cala Mondrago is not a town, village or a resort but a 500 yds by 500 yds small 2-hostal hamlet which has one small road, a tiny shop, a couple of beach snack bar/restaurants and a car park and a handful of private homes which lie scattered among the pine trees. Its significance as a holiday destination is its unspoilt stunning surroundings which is very suitable to those looking for a quiet holiday with a love of the outdoors.

Locality:

Cala Mondrago is found on the E coast, 5 mls SW of Cala d'Or, 40 mls SE of Palma, 35 mls SE of the international airport. It is an unspoilt protected nature reserve of low scrub- and pine-covered hills, sand dunes, wetlands and small rocky coves. Cultivated farmland and almond groves surround.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

The area is particularly suited to those looking for peace and quiet, twitchers, beachcombers and those of an independent nature with a love of the outdoors. The area attracts day-trippers and locals at weekends. In terms of accommodation there are 2 small privately run 1-star hostals; 1 small privately owned self-catering apartment block and an all-inclusive property 2 mls away.

The area has 2 fine sandy beaches: s'Amarador, which is adjacent to a car park, flanked by rocky pine-clad slopes and packed with loungers; there are 2 snack bar/restaurants. The unspoilt Mondrago Beach, reached by a low path (220 yds) curving round a rocky coastline, is over 220 yds wide and 75 yds deep and backed by small dunes, pine forests and marshland. Both beaches can get extremely crowded with day-trippers and, at weekends, coolbox-carrying locals.

Main attractions include walking, hiking, bird-watching, cycling and horse-riding. There is a small picnic area with barbecue and children's playground. The area has nothing in terms of nightlife. In terms of 'food' there are 2 basic beach snack bar/restaurants and a selection of fish restaurants on harbourside at Porto Petro (2½ mls).