Playa Den Bossa Es Cavallet It is a part of the Ses Salines nature reserve so the surrounding area is completely unspoilt and alive with wildlife. The beach itself is 30 to 40 metres wide and fringed with sand dunes. It is also one of only two 'official' nudist beaches on the island, but generally accepted as the homosexual nudist beach frequented by practitioners from all over Europe. Female nudists prefer it too as they receive less attention here than elsewhere on the island. The beach faces east with the prevailing breeze generally coming from the sea, the fine, natural sand is as good as one will find on the island and the sea remains shallow for some 50 metres from the beach. There are a couple of excellent seafood restaurants and the Chiringay bar, whose name is perhaps self explanatory. Salinas In summer you have a choice of three bars, the furthest from the car park/entrance being Sa Trencha. To get there you have to walk the gauntlet of the nudist section of the beach, but this can be more fun than we would like to admit. When you get there, the music, company and general satisfaction quotient can be more than the average human being should be allowed, but what the hell - you only live once. Cala Jondal The sea is crystal clear and the beach bars have cleared the pebbles at the sea's edge so that you can get to have a swim without too much discomfort - it's an ideal place to go if you want to accidentally forget your swimsuit and lounge in the sun. Cala d'Hort
Cala Vadella Cala Tarida One of the most beautiful beaches on the west coast of the island, but unfortunately a victim of its own charms. It is some 270 metres long and has fine golden sand, but the surrounding tourist accommodation is a bit of eyesore. It is for this reason very too and favoured by younger tourists. Cala Comte There are two beaches really, divided by a sandy promontary that reaches out into the sea. The sea is clear and blue making it a good spot for snorkelling. The surrounding islands are novel and quite a challenge if you fancy yourself as a swimmer. It's strange how close things look from the safety of the beach and how far away they become when your halfway there and considering giving up? Two restaurants overlook the beach and the excellent sunsets that frame the extraordinary islands. Cala Bassa One of the most beautiful bays on the island with a fine golden sandy beach some 200 metres long surronded by forest. It gets very busy in summer, but the clear water and beautiful beach are irresistable. Several restaurants make this a useful day trip on the ferry for those otherwise based in San Antonio with no transport, or unfit to drive? Cala Gracio Its close enough to walk from San An but worth it for the tranquility that pervades this twee little pair of bays. About 100m & 40m wide respectively & seperated by a spit of rock with traditional boat houses built into it. Local kids entertain themselves jumping off the roof of the tallest into the shallow water, their screams of delight are almost the only sounds to break the peace & quiet that encompasses the rest of what appears, on the face of it, to be quite a busy beach - sunbeds & umbrellas cost around 3 euros each. Cala Salada It consists of two beaches separated by rocks, into which have been built traditional fishermen's boathouses that could only exist in the tideless Mediterranean. The largest beach is accessible by road and at it's southern end sits a beach bar and restaurant that, mid-summer, offers a sunset into the sea. The smaller, more tranquilo, northern beach meantime offers late afternoon shade and a more alternative, remote feel. Port de San Miguel It is easy to find by following the pretty road down from the village of San Miguel. There are numerous shops and restaurants serving the hotel clients and other visitors to this otherwise beautiful spot. The sandy beach is over 100 m long and some 70 m wide, leaving plenty of room for the row upon row of sunbeds and shades. Being a well sheltered cove the winds that sometimes blow in from the sea tend to be gentle, so there is no risk to swimming. Water sports are well catered for here including water skiing. Benirras A beach between San Joan and San Miguel, but with no bus service, so this is can be hard to get to. People have walked all the way there from the main road and back up the long hill, but only after sunset and never again! Xaracca The snorkelling and swimming in these spectacular crystal waters are particularly good - as is paddling occasionally and lying on the beach all the rest of the time, talking to a cold drink ? The beach is about 70 metres long with a rocky cliff at its back and off shore is a small island from which people often dive. Portinatx There are actually three beaches here, the first two are the busiest as most people stop close to the main area of souvenier shops, restaurants etc (and also a water slide). These two beaches known as Arenal Gran and Arenal Petit meaning large and small are separated by a boardwalk that rounds the small promontary between them. The larger is some 160 metres long and offers a variety of water sport options. The smaller some 50 metres wide is an old river bed so it is much deeper than it is wide. At the back of town is another beach that is smaller and potentially more secluded - with a couple of good fish restaurants - (watch out for the lobster pots). Over the rocks to the right hand side of this beach there are some beautiful quiet corners to be found away from the relatively small and often busy beach. Cala San Vicente In one of the most unspoilt corners of the island this huge sandy beach is 400 metres long and well protected from the north by a huge cliff just in case the wind gets a bit 'parky' - as if ? The swimming's good and there's more sun than you could bury in a very big hole. Aguas Blancas Being a long bay open to the sea and the often prevailing wind, the waves tend to crash onto this beach at greater velocity than elsewhere. Body surfing here is particularly good fun. Cala Llenya A large beach over 200 metres long and 100 wide in part, it consequently never feels too busy. It has fine golden sand and is surrounded by pine forest right to the edge of the beach. There is a chiringuito on the beach and a pretty path through the trees leading to nearby Cala Nova. It faces east and, like most of the other east coast beaches, can sometimes have rough surf which makes it good fun if the wind is blowing from the east. Cala Pada Cala Pada is a beach that has fortunately escaped the normal concrete 'front line' development that afflicts most other once beautiful Mediterranean beaches.The reason for this is that both the beach and the surrounding countryside have been in the ownership of a single foresighted family for over 200 years - and they've always liked it the way it is. Nowadays you can find the beach from the main road between Santa Eulalia and Es Canar by turning right immediately after the Cala Pada hotel, just before the turning to the Es Canar hippy market and S'Argamassa, then straight on for about a kilometre to the beach. There is a car park by the tennis courts. The other, rather lovely, alternative is to walk there along the coast from either Santa Eulalia or Es Canar. The journey takes about an hour if you're ambling along from either town, but normally longer if you have to stop to take in the spectacular views of the sea and cliffs. A lazier experience is the beach hopping ferry which stops here from either of those two destinations, plus Ibiza town itself and even Formentera. No other 'out of town' beach on the island can boast such spectacular ferry connections for reasons that become apparent at the seafront restaurants.. Santa Eulalia Beach The main beach is 300 metres long and basically the only beach on the island without sun loungers, which means no early morning towel laying or forking out the obligatory couple of euros to hire them. The southernmost beach is 400 metres long and offers a range of water sports activities where the beach meets the only river in the Balearics. Cala Llonga One of the most beautiful and popular coves on the island, it boasts a huge sandy beach some 200 metres long and over 100 metres wide.Although a bit quiet during the winter, it becomes a self sufficient holiday resort throughout the Summer - a beach from which people don't need to stray far to find everything they might need for two weeks of beach escapism. Es Cana Talamanca It's not the most beautiful beach on the island, but it's long which is great if you like walking, or own a healthy dog. The water quality can get a bit grotty in the middle of summer, but if you've ever seen the North Sea you won't know what I'm talking about.
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