Portals Vell

Sa Platgeta de Portals Vells is an unspoilt beach which is 60 m long and 70 m wide, with fine white sands. It has a sandy seabed, apart from at the right-hand edge, and is almost flat, making it ideal for children. During the summer, especially at the weekends, it gets crowded. On the left of the beach there is a cave in the talus, where the image of a virgin appeared and remained until the 18th century; the image is thought to have come from a boat left it there in the 15th century after getting caught in a storm. Nowadays it is in the Oratory of Portals Nous. The special lithology of this area, with stone that is very easy to work, meant that rock could be extracted from here during the 14th and 15th centuries to be used in the buildings of the Cathedral of Palma and the church of Santa Eulàlia. The luminosity and the shape of the rock here catches the attention of visitors. To get here, take the road C-719 that leaves from Palma de Mallorca, and just after Magaluf take a left turning that goes to Cap de Cala Figuera and Portals Vells. Behind the beach there is a car park.

Services: a restaurant on the beach.