Cala Matzoc

Cala Matzoc (or des Matzoc) is the most remote of the Cala Torta group on Artà's north coast, inside the Península de Llevant natural park: about 80 metres of sand mixed with pebbles and rock, with a pine wood giving shade right behind it and the Matzoc stream running into it. On the headland stands the Torre d'Albarca, an 18th-century defence tower. You can't drive there: the Racó road from Artà is full of potholes and gullies, so most people leave the car on the dirt clearing where the paths to Cala Mitjana and Cala Estreta split, then walk 25-40 minutes along the coast path above the cliffs, or inland. The water is very clear and a mask shows plenty of fish of every size; small boats also come over from Son Serra de Marina. What almost everyone mentions: the shore is often covered in dried seagrass, sometimes so much that the sand disappears, and nobody clears it. There are no facilities. It faces north, so a tramontana or easterly brings in waves and currents. In return, outside July and August you will usually have it to yourself or share it with half a dozen people. It is for walkers and anyone after silence and a swim in clean water; not for small children or for carrying a lot.

Reviewed in November 2026