Cala Barca

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Location

South-East Mallorca
Spain
39° 21' 9.2952" N, 3° 11' 52.62" E
ES
General info: 

Cala Barca is a small but pretty bay on the edge of Mondrago Park in the south east of Mallorca. It's 35 metres long by 25 metres deep and has golden sand.

The beach itself is small and can become crowded in peak season but it its much prettier than some of the beaches further up the coast in Cala d'Or as it is surrounded by pine and oak trees.

The closest resorts are Portopetro and Cala D'Or.

Interesting places nearby

The charms of the village, the pleasures of a great ski area! Nestling in Savoie, Champagny en Vanoise is one of 10 ski resorts of La Plagne skiing domain : 225 km of marked runs, 108 lifts between 1 250 and 3 000m in altitude.

The main Champorcher ski area below Rosa dei Banchi is accessed by a cable car to Laris followed by the 2km Cimetta Rosa drag lift. The village itself has five hotels and a discotheque.

The Chamrousse ski resort is at the situated just at the entrance to an area known as the Belledonne, only 30km from Grenoble.

BASE: 4429ft
SUMMIT: 5675ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1246ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 7
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 7

Italy's oldest resort has a border post at one end of the village and is a ten minute walk from Montgènevre, France. The resort is very relaxed, with friendly and hospitable residents and some lovely hotel bars.

BASE: 3786ft
SUMMIT: 4921ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1312ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 4
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 1
Surface: 3