Cala De Mallorca

Overall the resort is quiet and generally relaxed, and is perhaps most suited to those visitors looking for a base from which to explore the east coast more, although you'll need to recognise that public transport around most of the east coast is very limited, and somewhat unreliable, so if you do wish to explore beyond the resort, car hire is highly recommended.

If you do have a strong sense of adventure, daily buses run over to Palma around 10 times each day during the summer months, north to Porto Cristo 3 times a day, and also inland to the town of Manacor, which is the home of the Majorca Pearl industry, these artificial pearls are produced in a special process that somehow combines glass and pulverised fish scales and the resulting article is then barely distinguishable from the genuine thing.

For beach lovers, Calas de Majorca has three small sandy coves called Cala Antena, Cala Domingos Grans and Cala Domingos Petis, all of which offer the usual selection of pedalos and water sports to choose from.

However, one thing certainly to be aware of is that the sea does have strong undercurrents, and may not be suitable for either weak swimmers or children. The largest of the three beaches is Cala Domingos, which does carry the European Blue flag for cleanliness, but at a little less than 100m wide it can become very crowded during summer weekends.

Throughout the day, and well into the evenings during the summer months, the Calas Express road train runs between the beaches, or alternatively if you are feeling especially energetic, or brave, you can always take the coastal path which is cut into the cliffs.

The resort has a reasonable selection of bars and shops concentrated at the Centro Commercial, which should suffice for the everyday essentials of holiday life, but in all fairness to the resort, if you do move away from the hotel and apartment complexes there are few other family attractions or activities in the town. So, if you are looking for all day activities, it's best to ensure that these are available at your hotel before booking. Evening entertainment here is also mainly hotel based, although the resort does have a small, but ever growing number, of live music bars.

The Sunday morning market at the nearby town of Felanitx is widely recognised as being one of the best in Majorca, and is well worth a visit. This is always a good place to pick up some local pottery, but you'll need to be prepared to haggle with the traders if you want to pick up the best bargains.