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Many key resorts along the East Coast of Majorca such as Cales de Mallorca (a relatively new Majorca resort), Cala Millor and Cala d'or are top family friendly hotspots. Family friendly all inclusive hotels abound, great for families with young children.
There are some superb Majorca beaches along this stretch of Majorca's east coast, all pretty much with Blue flags for quality. Plenty going on as well - Majorca attraction wise, if you fancy a spot of cave and cove visiting. Majorca golf courses are scatted all along the Mallorca east coast, so golf fans are well catered for! There's a more laid back feel to the East Coast of Majorca compared to the Bay of Palma resorts of Magalluf and Palma Nova.
This northern area of the East coast of Majorca and Cala Rajada is an established resort, with a laid back feel and actually more popular with French and German visitors than British. Recognised for it's jagged rocky coastline and many coves, it's a most attractive part of the East Majorcan coastline. The beaches are of the highest quality as well, most have been given Blue Flags. An important fact to note about the beaches here, especially Son Moll, is that a few metres out the sea waters shelve out quite deeply, so families with small children will need to be mindful. This stretch of the coast is more popular with older visitors looking for a laid back holiday.
Not all of the Majorca East Coast is full on traditional Majorca holiday resort territory! The stretch of the north east Majorca coastline around Cala Mesquida and Cala Agulla has been recognised for its special ecological and environment value. The area is a specially protected bird sanctuary, with beautiful pine forests overlooking the beach. The name of the game here is peace, quiet and seclusion! There's lots of opportunities for camping around Cala Torta, with a car park and picnic area near the beach there.
Cala Torta itself has a superb horseshoe shaped bay with beautiful sands, dunes and pine forests framing it. There's also a little beach bar. You can actually walk over the rock headland to Cala Mitjana which is even more isolated - no beach bars here.
Capdepera has many of the most beautiful beaches and coves on Majorca's east coast. The areas of Cala Ratjada, Cala Mesquida, Canyamel and Font de Sa Cala are prime tourist spots, with excellent beaches, and with the Arta Caves nearby which make a spectacular family day out. Check out also Capdepera Castle up from Capdepera market square. There's also a couple of excellent golf courses around Capdepera.
Cala Millor is situated in the East of Mallorca, in the municipal districts of Son Servera and Sant Llorenc about 60 kms from Palma de Mallorca and about 20 km from the town of Manacor. Cala Millor is most definitely the largest developed resort on the East coast of Majorca, and is renowned as a prime family holiday resort base, with a fine sandy quality beach which stretches for about 6km. The beach is probably the key reason for development of Cala Millor as a resort, as it's unusual to find one so long and sandy along this coastline of rocks, coves and caves. The bay of Cala Millor is particularly sheltered as well!
No shortage of key attractions here with shops aplenty, bars, laid back discos (rather than pumping house) and restaurants. The Beach at Cala Millor, more than 20 km long and, on average 50 m wide, with fine, clean sand and blue and clear waters, has in the last few years been awarded the Blue Flag! Great news.
If you're just looking for a sun-bathing, do-nothing kinda holiday on Majorca then Cala Millor fits the bill, with a few watersports and other outdoor sports available if you fancy stirring from ya sunbed. There's local markets nearby for something different, held every Friday in nearby Son Servera. Or branch out to Arta, or to Manacor for some outlet shopping.
For the lighter side of the area, try nearby Cala Bona. Hey up, they like a challenge British tourists, and Cala Bona fits the bill with it's narrow streets, and urr rather interesting driving conditions. Honk those horns! Cala Bona is not a holiday resort, rather a small traditional fishing village welcoming many tourist visitors who usually base themselves in nearby Cala Millor. The town today still has its original narrow streets, which from a drivers point of view can be a absolute nightmare to navigate without incurring the wrath of another drivers horn, along with a small working harbour, around which you'll find a wide variety of open air cafes and bars. Cala Bona is a firm favourite with British visitors.
You can reach Porto Cristo from Manacor, it's about 8 miles east of Manacor. There's a rather posh marina here, set within an attractive bay. Boat trips are available from here, plus there's plenty of shops and restaurants on the little promenade here. A slower pace, and less crowded. It's a handy spot for lunch as well if you're exploring the nearby caves.
Cala d'Or has become a major Majorca tourist resort along the east coast of Majorca. It's actually a cluster of several resorts around little coves and inlets. Cruisers and yachts moor around the scattering of marinas. Cala Longa is the largest marina, which serves to split Cala d'Or in two so to speak. Cala d'Or sits within the municipal district of Santanyi on the southern half of the east coast of Majorca, about 40 miles from Palma. It was once a small fishing village, not no more though! It's billed as a 'posh' resort. If you're based at Cala D'or it's well worth taking a short trip inland for the charming Mallorca town of Santanyi which is crammed with delightful specialist shops, cafes and an attractive central church and square.
There's no shortage of good shops, restaurants, bars and clubs in Cala D'or. It's well worth considering arranging a Majorca car rental if you're staying in Cala D'or, which is only a short drive away from Palma Airport. You've the option then of pushing out to explore many of the key attractons along the East Coast of Majorca, including Arta coves, beautiful Felanitx and Arta to the north.
The name should give it away a bit here, Cales de Mallorca is a modern purpose built resort on the east coast of Majorca, relatively new and perhaps a little thrown up hence the lack of established attractions you'll find in longer serving resorts like Cala Millor. All the same, it's an excellent Majorca family holiday choice with many of the hotels offering all-inclusive packages so you have everything at your hotel base. Good news for families with young kids. Cales de Mallorca sits approximately 70km or 44 miles away from Palma and Palma International airport. The resort is part of Manacor district, and the nearest inland town is actually Felanitx. Cales de Mallorca has a laid back family friendly feel as resorts on Majorca go. It's quiet, pretty relaxed and fairly self-contained, and makes a good base to explore the rest of the east coast of Mallorca. Majorca car hire is recommended if you're staying in this resort as public transport is sparse! In fact the whole of the East Coast is poorly served by public transport!
Getting to Cales de Mallorca takes longer than you might think! The journey in, especially on from Felanitx, is a little tricky. Once you've left the main PM19 motorway, the C717 road does actually take you most of the way to the east coast of Majorca, passing through the towns of Llucmajor and Campos, where you'll then need to pick up the PM-512 heading towards Felanitx.
Beach fans will not be disappointed by Cales de Mallorca, which has three small sandy coves called Cala Antena, Cala Domingos Grans and Cala Domingos Petis. There's a selection of watersports and typical Majorca beach activities including pedalos. For families with young children especially, please be aware that on this stretch of the coast around Cales de Mallorca the sea does have strong undercurrents, and may not be suitable for poor swimmers or children. Cala Domingos is the largest beach, and this beach has been awarded the European Blue flag for cleanliness. It does get crowded in peak summer periods, as it's only 100m long!
Amenities are reasonable in this East Majorca resort, but lean towards the all inclusive Majorca hotel holiday, where you'll find most of the entertainment in Cales de Mallorca actually going on within the hotels which often suits families anyway! Other amenities are growing, and at present there's a reasonable selection of bars and shops centred mainly around the Centro Commercial. Check on booking that your hotel has all the amenities you need, as you may not find them elsewhere in the resort as yet! Most evening entertainment is hotel based, again which may suit many families. Laid back live music bars are growing though. If you're feeling adventurous, check out the superb Sunday morning market at the nearby town of Felanitx, considered by many to be one of the best in Majorca.
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