Cala Llombards

Fishing boats rest in sheds cut into the rock at one side of the inlet, their doors just above the waterline. Between the cliffs the water turns turquoise over the sand, and the beach itself is a strip of pale sand at the head of the bay with pines at its back.

Cala Llombards has stayed relatively little known to tourists. Much of the crowd on the sand comes from the holiday villas of the resort around it, which gives the place the feel of a neighbourhood beach.

• There is no drinking water close to the beach. Bring your own.
• Free toilets stand about 550 m away in a straight line.
• There is no information point nearby.
• The nearest bus stop is almost 900 m away in a straight line, so arriving by bus means a walk.

Two parking areas lie about 380 m and 460 m away in a straight line; the farther one has a sand surface. From either, the last stretch to the beach is on foot.

Without a car, the stop named Cala Llombards is the nearest, about 880 m away in a straight line. The Cala Santanyí stop is about 1.5 km away. Free toilets stand about 550 m away on the way in, but there is no drinking water close by, so fill up before you come.

Best: early morning or late afternoon, from late spring to early autumn.

Avoid: the middle of the day in July and August.

A Mediterranean island beach fills up in high summer, and the open sand takes the full sun at midday, while the ends of the day bring softer light on the cliffs and more room on the sand.