Mondragó Natural Park

Mondragó is a 766-hectare natural park on the Santanyí coast, but almost everyone comes for its twin coves, linked by a five-minute paved path over the rock: Cala Mondragó (also called Font de n'Alis), the first you see, looking out to the mouth of the bay, and S'Amarador, wider, more sheltered from the wind and facing a wall of stone. Both are fine white sand with turquoise, calm, shallow water and pines running down to the beach; a little further on is tiny Cala des Borgit. Around them are four or five short, signposted trails through the pine woods and old farm fields, with a picnic area with shaded tables, easy with children. What sets it apart for swimmers: along the rocks on the left of Mondragó you can swim, kayak or paddleboard to a small cave you can pass through and a bigger one with several openings, sunlit inside and full of fish, and there are rocks to jump from. There's a lifeguard, sunbeds and parasols for hire, a shop selling drinks, a restaurant at Mondragó and a kiosk at S'Amarador; the toilets are portable and get complaints. The downside everyone mentions: in July and August it's packed, the car park queue jams the narrow access road, and the bay fills with anchored boats, which some days you can tell from the water. Ideal for families and swimmers, best out of season.

Reviewed in November 2026