Cala Varques

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Cala Varques beach
Cala Varques 18.jpg
location Manacor municipality
Geographical location 39 ° 29 '56 "  N , 3 ° 17' 47"  E Coordinates: 39 ° 29 '56 "  N , 3 ° 17' 47"  E
Cala Varques (Balearic Islands)
Cala Varques
length 70 m
width 50 m
nature fine sand
water clean, moderate swell
Surroundings natural
tourism
Visitor frequency moderate
Parking spaces no
monitoring temporarily monitored
Nudism Yes
next hospital Hospital de Manacor (14.1 km)
next port Porto Cristo Hotels (6.86 km)
Beaches and bays in Mallorca

Cala Varques (' Barken Bay') is a small bay with a sandy beach in the east of the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca . It is located on the coast of the municipality of Manacor between the towns of S'Estany d'en Mas and Cales de Mallorca .

Location and description

Cala Varques
Caló Blanc

The Cala Varques is away from the nearest tourist settlements Cala Romantica (Cala Romàntica), 2 km to the north, and Cales de Mallorca, 3.8 kilometers to the south, in the nature reserve Cales Verges de Manacor (type ANEI-Àrea natural d'especial interès). The bay is bordered by the headlands Punta de Llevant to the south adjoining bay Racó de sa Teula and Punta d'en Barrafau to the northern Cala Falcó .

In the direction of Cala Falcó there is a small bay of Cala Varques in the rocks , which is called es Caló Blanc . The area is privately owned by Can Fresquet and Can Josep Talaia estates . On the shores of Cala Varques there is a larger beach about 70 meters long and a small beach about 150 meters southeast of it, which can only be used when the waves are weak (in 2008 this was not available even when the water was calm). Both are framed by rocks that form a steep coast northeast of the main beach , from which the sea water has washed away caves .

In the warm season, the cliffs of the steep coast are used for free climbing exercises , the so-called " Deep Water Soloing " (DWS), called "Psicobloc" in Mallorcan. In summer, Cala Varques is also a popular anchorage for ships. In the back of the main beach of the bay there is a pine forest . Tents can often be found in it, even though the private owners have banned camping at Cala Varques , not least to deal with the rubbish problem. The beach, however, is clean. It consists of fine, light sand with no seagrass residues , as is often found on Mallorca, and slopes gently into the sea. Lately, the beach has seen increased visitor numbers, which is why it is now temporarily monitored by lifeguards. At Cala Varques , people often swim naked .

Access

From the MA-4014 road between Porto Cristo and Portocolom branches off 6 kilometers behind Porto Cristo (shortly after kilometer stone 10), about 150 meters before the right-hand junction of the MA-4015 road to Manacor , on the left a drivable dirt road, which has been on since summer Parking is prohibited in 2015. After 1350 meters, this leads to an iron gate that is half-locked with a chain. A partly stony path leads from there after about 800 meters down to the beach of Cala Varques .

literature

  • Bartomeu Amengual Gomila: Mallorca's coasts from the air . Detailed and practical travel guide with aerial photos of Mallorca's coasts. 6th edition. Editorial GeoPlaneta, Barcelona 2000, ISBN 84-08-01821-3 , Cala Varques, p. 66 (Spanish, original title: Aeroguía del litoral de Mallorca . Translated by Gabriele Grauwinkel and Susanne Pospiech).
  • Miguel Ángel Álvarez Alperi: All the beaches of Mallorca . 1st edition. Laluzenpapel, Gijón 2012, ISBN 978-84-938783-1-3 , Beach of Cala Varques, Beach of Petita de Cala Varques, p. 181/182 (Spanish, original title: Todas las playas de Mallorca . Translated by Meike Schirmeister).
  • Belén Menéndez Solar: Guide de Playas de Mallorca . 1st edition. Ediciones El Cohete, Gijón 2008, ISBN 978-84-87933-11-0 , Cala Varques, p. 86 (Spanish).

supporting documents

  • Manacor Turístic: Environmental Atlas Manacor , Ajuntament de Manacor / Delegació de Turisme / Delegació de Medi Ambient 2008

Web links

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