The Best Beaches in South Mallorca

For each visitor there will be different criteria for "The Best Beach"; water clarity, family-friendly, water sports, sand colour, the ability to order a mojito without putting down which ever shade of grey you are currently reading. To each there own but for me, quiet white sands and clear water will always put a beach to the top of the list.

For this reason I think the best beaches are down on the southern tip of Mallorca. From the small town of Sa Rapita to the lighthouse at the southern most tip of the peninsula, the the sand is white and the water is an almost unbelievable blue colour. Added to these pleasures is the fact that the beaches don't back onto a concrete monolith be-decked in St Georges' crosses. Almost all of the land along the coast here is owned by Mallorca's first Family, the Marches. The billionaire dynasty owns Banca March as well as many other companies and have never sold the land here or built a resort on it. To this day it remains undeveloped and unspoilt.

The best well known of the beaches in this area is Es Trenc. It's renowned as "Mallorca's most famous beach" and it's easy to see where the title comes from. Five kilometres of white sand and beautiful water stretches from Sa Rapita to Colonia Sant Jordi making one of the longest beaches on the island. Although Es Trenc is not as busy as the beach resorts of Alcudia and Magaluf it is by no means a secret spot.

This isn't a tucked away little cove that only locals know about, it's just that it's a little tricky to get to using public transport. Even with your own car, the last few kilometres from the main road to the beach car park have to be negotiated on a single track road. In peak season this road fills with cars and the flow of traffic is often halted by the toll for the car park or a family-filled people-carrier trying to turn back for a forgotten snorkel.

Because of this, if you are visiting Es Trenc in high season make sure you arrive early to beat the queues. There's plenty of space on the beach but the road is another story.

Avoiding queues and people altogether requires a little leg work or a boat but it's well worth the walk or extra cost to get to the beaches further to the south east of Es Trenc.

Colonia Sant Jordi is the last town on the southern coast and has a little beach that sits next to the harbour. But if you venture further south east from the town, you will be rewarded with endless stretches of almost empty beaches. Like everywhere else on the peninsula the water here is a special kind of clear that makes the eyes of divers and snorkellers twinkle behind their masks.

From the harbour it's possible to keep walking until you reach the light house at the very tip of the island but there's no need to go quite that far. The further you walk though, the quieter the beaches get and by the time you reach the long stretch of white sand that forms a Cupid's bow most of the beach will be empty and the only people in the water will be those who came in by boat.

It's easy to park in Colonia Sant Jordi and €5 in the metre will give you a day of ticket free parking.

The walk is fairly even and takes about thirty minutes from the harbour to reach Es Carbo beach, and is only slowed by the need to bring pic-nic hampers, parasols and anything else you want for your day on the beach as no facilities are provided. No amenities, no crowds.

Once you arrive at your selected spot it's all about relaxing and enjoying the quiet. The water is stunning and quite unlike almost anywhere else on the island. You may have to walk a little for your quiet piece of beach but that's why it's quiet and for me that's what make it The Best Beach in Mallorca.

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Read more about Es Trenc Beach and Es Carbo Beach.