Cala del Moro

Cala del Moro is located about 6 km away from Santanyi, southeastern Majorca, in a small cove surrounded by an area of protected vegetation, features that make it a true piece of paradise. Considered by many to be the most beautiful beach on the island, it is around 30 meters long, but this measurement varies depending on the frequent storm surges that affect the area and often end up eroding and reducing the shoreline.

Cala del Moro has soft, white sand and a crystal clear turquoise sea; it is also crisscrossed by high cliffs that enclose it on both sides. It is a very popular beach in the Santanyi district, which is why it is quite crowded in the summer, especially on weekends.
There are no restaurants directly on the beach; on the other hand, it is a great place to be able to go diving and snorkeling.

The cove is particularly small and treacherous, soanchoring near the sandy shore is not recommended and dangerous. However, by keeping a safe distance, it is possible to stay at anchor for a swim of a few hours. The wave motion there is constant, so it is advisable to pay close attention to the boat at all times. Although slightly uncomfortable as a destination, its wild and almost sublime appearance are worth the visit and, above all, guarantee a magnificent swim.

The municipality of Santanyí occupies southeastern Majorca, and Cap de ses Salines is the southernmost island territory, 150 kilometers from Africa (North African privateers and pirates attacked between the 14th and 17th centuries). The origin of its toponym is uncertain. King Jaume II named it a village in the year 1300.

Its landscape unfolds between the land and the sea, combining crops without irrigation with natural vegetation. This ecological and ethnographic value made the Government of the Balearic Islands declare Mondragó (782 hectares) a natural park in the year 1992. The northern area accommodates the last reliefs of Serres de Llevant (Penya Bosca, 280 meters high), and in the southern stretches a marina (3.5 kilometers inland) and a 35-kilometer coastline where streams flow, including s’Estany de ses Gambes (41-hectare pond) and es Pontàs (an emerging rock in the shape of an arch).

Beginning in the 1950s, tourism began in this municipality, pushing trade, construction, quarries of marès, gravel, and pedra de Santanyí (used since the Islamic period and in Majorca’s most important historical constructions, Almudaina, Castell de Bellver, Llotja o la Seu, and exported to Catalonia, France, and Italy).

Cultural richness will be known by visiting es Rafals des Porcs, Son Danús, Can Jordi, churches of Sant Andreu, Roser y Calonge, Porta Murada, Aljub, Abeurador, Can Clar, towers d’en Bossa and d’en Beu, or es Fortí.
The municipality has a total of 19 beaches, all equally breathtaking.

Santanyì has lately become an important cultural center in Mallorca, especially in the fields of painting, music and poetry, to the point that literary investigator Jaume Vidal Alcover, a professor at the Universidad de Tarragona, has gone so far as to talk about the Santañy school of poetry, which influenced all poetry on the island.