Wild Beaches. Coves of Mallorca...
Portocolom, seafaring essence! and hidden coves…
We enjoyed a lot our previous stage, in the south of Mallorca. It has been quite easy to find good parking places and the mobility in camper or motorhome in this part of the island of Mallorca is easy, great to take the first steps in camper and get experience driving this type of vehicles. We decided to avoid the super touristic area of Cala D’or and from Portopetro we drove directly to Portocolom. We know that in the surroundings of Cala d’or there are good coves, such as Cala Sa Nau, Cala Mitjana or Cala Egos, but in the summer season it is a very crowded area and it is not easy to find good parking for the camper or motorhome. Outside the summer months it is a great area, but in the middle of summer we are not very convinced by its overcrowded atmosphere. From Portocolom, besides being a beautiful village, with a large natural harbor full of typical wooden llauts, you can make beautiful excursions to paradisiacal coves … you just need to walk a little, from 20 or 30 minutes walk and you reach spectacular sites. Portocolom is a great base of operations, to make excursions to coves, to be able to dine on a terrace and to be able to spend the night with your camper or motorhome. The first excursion we make from Portocoom, is to the south, leaving from Cala Marsal, to Cala Brafi and Cala Estreta. To Cala Brafi we arrive by a small dirt path, and if we walk a little more along the coast, we arrive at Cala Estreta, a great place to take a swim and be quiet without crowds. The second excursion that we make is for coves of Majorca, Cala Virgili, Cala Bota and Cala Magraner, they are a great day trip, but it is necessary to avoid the hours of heat in the hottest days of the summer. Here you have to walk a little more. The third excursion we made walking through coves, is from Cala Romantica to Cala Varques, mythical site of the island, with beautiful water, but as in the previous case, you have to walk a little bit, so we recommend comfortable shoes, plenty of water and avoid the central hours of the day, it is essential not to end up scorched! We ended up having a beer in our van, overlooking the bay of Portocolom, recovering strength to discover the next area, the peninsula of Llevant, one of the areas that we liked the most…
Remember to respect the current regulations, take care of the environment, do not disturb the neighbors and leave the place clean and without a trace of our passage. Let’s take care of the beautiful island of Mallorca…
Where to park? Differences between parking, overnight stay and camping (see here).