Below are descriptions of sailing destinations in Mallorca, in alphabetical order. Click the name to see full details. These give details of what to see and do, and the facilities ashore.
- Alcudia Alcudia is a large, lively tourist resort with an enormous marina. Alcudia is a very popular port of call for bareboats and flotilla holidays. If you are looking for a bit of action in more sophisticated surroundings, this will suit you down to the ground. Alcudia (from the Moorish words Al Kudia – the hill) is ... Read more
- Cala d’Or / Cala Llonga Cala d’Or is a very upmarket resort area but surprisingly unspoilt despite all the development. Tiny sand beaches, backed by cliffs and pines, lure hordes of sun junkies every summer and the trendy town bursts at the seams with fancy restaurants and bars. In Cala d’Or every taste is catered for (at a price) and you ... Read more
- Cala de Canyamel / Cala de Canamel Cala de Canyamel/Cala de Canamel is a lovely open bay overlooked by Cabo Vermey. Clear turquoise water over a sandy seabed makes this a delightful swim stop anchorage or, in the right weather, a wonderful overnight one for any flotilla holiday or bareboat charter. The tiny town of Canamel nestles along the river bank and has ... Read more
- Cala de sa Calobra Cala de sa Calobra (Cala de la Calobra) is one of the “must sees’” for land based tourists visiting Mallorca. Unfortunately for sailors the bay is not that user friendly as the anchorage is deep and the bottom a mix of slippery, silty shingle and patches with hard sand. However, in settled weather Cala de sa ... Read more
- Cala Es Calo Cala Es Calo is an eerily striking anchorage at the base of the steeply rising cliffs and hills of Cabo Farrutx and the peak of Puig d’Es Porrasa behind. Popular as a day anchorage, Cala Es Calo is a great place to make a swim stop before sailing your charter yacht across the bay to ... Read more
- Cala Formentor / Cala Pino Cala Formentor / Cala Pino is a large bay well protected on its eastern side by Isla de Formentor. Ringed with hotels, bars and restaurants and buzzing with jet skis and speedboats, this once a popular anchorage is now almost entirely taken up by buoys. However, it still a pleasant enough corner of Mallorca to moor ... Read more
- Cala Mitjana Cala Mitjana is an extremely beautiful cala (bay) a few nautical miles south of Porto Colom. The entrance to the bay is easily spotted by the flagpole erected on the northern side of the entrance. Flag up means the owner is home and if it is down, it will be just you and the staff. Cala ... Read more
- Cala Molto & Cala Guya Cala Molto and Cala Guya are two bays separated by the tiny point of Punta Aguilla. These are two lovely coves. Cala Molto is particularly delightful. Tranquil and serene, locals love to anchor here and chill out for the afternoon. Cala Guya on the other hand is the more brazen of the two with a ... Read more
- Cala Mondrago Cala Mondrago is beautiful bay in the Mondrago National Park. Cala Mondrago’s main white sand beach is less than a 100m long but it is a mecca for sun worshippers in the summer when sun baked bodies obscure most of it. Backed by rolling sand dunes and thick pines, this part of the coastline has been ... Read more
- Cala Pi Cala Pi is a very beautiful but extremely popular bay east of Capo Blanco. Turquoise water, a tiny fine white sand beach and restful pine groves make for a very picturesque lunchtime stop on your flotilla route or charter yacht holiday. Anchoring in Cala Pi is tight and when it is busy it is best ... Read more
- Cala Portals / Portals Vells Cala Portals (Portals Vells) is a very pretty bay just north of Punta de Cala Figuera. Surrounded by soothing green trees and blessed with poor road access this bay has a delightfully secluded feel to it. However, don’t be fooled into thinking you will have the bay to yourself. Cala Portals is extremely popular with ... Read more
- Cala San Vicente Cala San Vicente is a gorgeous bay with limpid turquoise waters over deep white sand and a cute little tourist resort is tucked into the head of the double cove. This is a beautiful part of Mallorca with dramatic scenery and a less developed feel. The lovely anchorage of Cala San Vicente is a great ... Read more
- Colonia de Sant Jordi Colonia de Sant Jordi is a very pleasant resort town east of La Rapita with a nice array of restaurants and laidback bars. Often underestimated as a destination, Colonia de Sant Jordi has been slowly reinventing itself as the gateway to the nearby Parque Nacional del Archipielago de Cabrera or Cabrera National Park. Park your ... Read more
- Isla Aucanada / Isla de Alcanada Isla Aucanada / Isla de Alcanada is a small islet directly east of Alcudia. This is a good anchorage; well-liked by both locals and charter sailors. However, the bay is best approached from the south or west due to a rocky reef connecting the islet to the shore. Isla Aucanada is an excellent place to while away ... Read more
- Isla de Cabrera Isla de Cabrera lies in the Parque Nacional del Archipielago de Cabrera (Cabrera National Park). Given National Park status in 1991 Isla de Cabrera, and its neighbouring eighteen smaller islands, are as close to unspoilt as is possible in the Balearics. This is especially impressive when you realise that approximately ten million visitors descend on ... Read more
- Las Illetas The islets of Las Illetas in the bay of Palma offer several options for dropping the hook. In the summer this is a very popular lunchtime spot with flotillas and bareboats and as such space can be limited. Lay back in the sun and relax but be prepared to get chummy with your neighbours. Deploy the fenders! ... Read more
- Palma Palma, nestled at the head of the deep bay of Palma, is a mecca for superyachts, flotillas and bareboat boat charter bases alike. Palma offers a myriad of mooring options and a wide range of services associated with the yachting industry but it does pay to shop around to get the best deals as prices ... Read more
- Palma Nova Palma Nova is a popular yacht anchorage on the western side of the Bay of Palma. Although often overlooked due to its silted harbour Palma Nova is, however, a lively place to drop the anchor and watch the world whizz by. If you need to provision Palma Nova make a good alternative to the congested and pricey ... Read more
- Port Adriano Port Adriano is superyacht territory. Backed by dramatic red cliffs and luxury 5 star hotels, the marina was expanded in the mid 2000’s. It now boasts some 500 berths and includes a huge outer harbour that accommodates some of the world’s largest yachts and powerboats. If you want to see money on the move and ... Read more
- Porto Colom Porto Colom is one of the best protected bays on the east coast of Mallorca and, therefore, can be very busy with flotillas and charter yachts. While not the most picturesque of places, Porto Colom is large enough to accommodate a vast number of yachts. The surrounding town is lovely mix of low key tourist ventures and ... Read more
- Porto Cristo / Port de Manacor Porto Cristo/Port de Manacor is a dogleg of an inlet just north of Cabo del Morro de sa Carabassa which hides a well sheltered yacht harbour. Although it can be swelly outside, and in the entrance, the town quay and the pontoons at Club Nautico make use of the natural wave-breaking shape of the bay to ... Read more
- Porto Petro Porto Petro is a delightful series of picturesque bays with a small marina tucked into the northwest arm of one of the northern inlets. Surrounded by trees and sympathetically built tourist developments, Porto Petro is a wonderful place to add to your sailing holiday list of places to stop for the night. There is a ... Read more
- Puerto Andratx / Puerto Andraitx Puerto Andratx / Puerto Andraitx is a pretty bay with a small well developed, but largely undiscovered, resort village on its southern side. Puerto Andratx is a popular haunt for yachts of all shape and sizes and lower key than some of the marinas closer to Palma. Whether you opt for a walk-ashore berth or ... Read more
- Puerto Pollensa / Port de Pollenca Puerto Pollensa /Port de Pollenca is a very pretty town with a strangely Greek favour despite its Roman origins and Spanish occupants. The pleasant jumble of dilapidated buildings, narrow streets and sleepy squares sweep around the broad bay backed by magnificent hills; no wonder Pollensa means powerful in Latin as it certainly strikes a stately ... Read more
- Sa Dragonera/Isla Dragonera Sa Dragonera/Isla Dragonera lies close to the west coast of Mallorca near San Telmo. Partly named because its sinuous backbone resembles a dragon and partly because of its extensive population of large endemic wall lizards(Podarcis lilford); Sa Dragonera enjoys a natural park status. This status prevents further commercial development of this lovely island. If you have ... Read more
- Sa Rapita / La Rapita La Rapita is a large marina adjacent to the resort village Sa Rapita and one of the best beaches in Mallorca (Playa del Trench). Miles of endless sand will appeal to any sun worshipper but be warned large sections of the beach are reserved for nudists. This is not a glamourous area of Mallorca but the ... Read more
- San Telmo / Sant Elm San Telmo is a fabulous anchorage lying directly in front of the sleepy resort village of Sant Elm/San Telmo. While families jostle along the foreshore slurping luscious ice cream; crystal clear water laps on sandy beaches. Wind tickles the leaves of the forest behind and yachts rock gently against the backdrop of Isla Dragonera. This ... Read more
- Santa Ponsa / Santa Ponca Santa Ponsa / Santa Ponca consists of a large sandy bay and an associated “hidden” marina. Santa Ponsa is an extremely popular anchorage during the summer months; when enormous superyachts rub shoulders with the rest of the hoi polloi in search of a safe and easy anchorage. Santa Ponsa is an interesting bay to visit ... Read more
- Soller Port of Soller is a wonderful natural harbour on the spectacular north coast of Mallorca. Until recently a major military base, Port of Soller has always been a popular trading centre for Mallorca due to it well sheltered bay and handy position between the mainland of Spain and the island. Port of Soller is the ... Read more