Cala en Brut

Half the entertainment is watching other people work up the courage to jump. The platforms sit at more than one height, so you can start on the lowest step and look up at the ones you are not ready for yet. The water below is turquoise and clear, with schools of fish moving through it — bring a mask and snorkel and you will spend as long looking down as jumping in. Flat terraces above the water take towels, and the stairs make getting in and out of the sea straightforward.

• No sand. The shore is artificial platforms and flat terraces; they take a towel, but there is nothing to dig your feet into.
• Not for paddling. There is no shallow entry — swimmers get in and out by the stairs, which makes it awkward for small children and weak swimmers.
• No toilets at the cove. The nearest are about 580 m away.
• Jellyfish turn up, purple ones among them. Look at the water before you get in.
• Not wheelchair accessible: neither the parking nor the entrance, and the sea is reached by stairs.

The approach is through the Cala en Blanes urbanisation: get into it, then follow the signs for Cala en Brut. You can come on foot, by bike or by car, and the cove can be reached from either side. Car parks sit about 200 m away in a straight line, and there is street parking around them, so the walk in is short and level until the platforms, where it turns into steps and stairs down to the water.

Best: morning or evening.

Avoid: the middle of the day.

Mornings and evenings are the better time on the water, with low light across the platforms and the terraces at their calmest. The cove does not get very crowded in any case, so what you gain by coming early is the light and the space to yourself on the flat rock.