Es Clot de sa Cera

The water is the reason. It runs clear and clean against a shore of sharp, craggy rock, and a set of steps drops from a small bathing platform straight into it, so you are swimming without crossing a single grain of sand. Along the waterline the rock is cut into little coves and small caves, the kind of ground that brings divers and strong swimmers.

Above the water the ground has been left close to how it was: low heather-like scrub and wild succulents in the cracks, uneven rock, a few patches of paving near the sea. Bring a towel, find a flat bit of rock, and swim when you get hot. It is a quiet place.

• Bring a towel or mat to lie on: the platform and rocks are bare, and the open shore has no shade.
• The rock is sharp and uneven. Wear shoes with a firm sole, and water shoes make getting in and out easier.
• There is no drinking water nearby, so bring your own. The nearest public toilets are about 490 m away.
• Parking is close, but finding a space can be a hassle.

Es Clot de sa Cera is reached straight from the street at Cala Blanca. Two parking areas lie about 130 m and 260 m away in a straight line, and the Clot de sa Cera bus stop about 230 m. From the street the ground turns to uneven rock, with some paving near the water leading down to the bathing platform and the steps into the sea. A route marker and an information board stand close to the spot, and the shore can also be reached on foot from the walking paths through the surrounding countryside.

Best: a calm summer day, for a swim in flat, clear water, and late afternoon, when the sun goes down over the sea.

Avoid: days of strong wind or heavy swell, and midday in high summer.

Rough water surges hard against the sharp rock here, and the bare shore offers no shade when the sun is high.