The 10 best beaches in Majorca for 2026, with Blue Flag and water quality

Our ten best beaches in Mallorca are Es Trenc, Cala Mondragó, Formentor, Platja de Muro, Cala Agulla, Cala Mesquida, Platja d'Alcúdia, Cala Millor, Sant Elm and Cala Torta. At nine of them the European Environment Agency rated the water "excellent" in the 2025 season, and six fly the Blue Flag in 2026.

The 10 beaches at a glance

"Bus" means there is a CTM intercity bus stop within 500 m of the beach.

What do the Blue Flag and the EU rating mean?

In Spain, the Blue Flag is awarded every year by the association ADEAC to beaches with good water quality, services and environmental management. In 2026, 22 beaches and 11 marinas in Mallorca have one. The EU rating comes from the European Environment Agency, based on samples from the 2025 bathing season (EEA). Of 113 bathing sites in Mallorca, 77 were "excellent", 27 "good", 6 "sufficient" and 3 "poor". So a beach without a Blue Flag can still have very clean water, as Es Trenc shows.

1. Es Trenc, Campos

Es Trenc is a natural beach with fine white sand and dunes in the Es Trenc-Salobrar de Campos Nature Park (GOIB, Espais naturals). It has no Blue Flag in 2026, but the water is still rated "excellent". According to the Consell de Mallorca, nudism is common here.

• When: bathing season; with a dog only from November to February
• Getting there: by car to the Na Tirapel car park, with further access from sa Ràpita, ses Covetes and Colònia de Sant Jordi. No bus stop nearby.
• Good to know: Dogs are banned from March to October and allowed on a lead from November to February (Ajuntament de Campos).

2. Cala Mondragó, Santanyí

The cove lies in the Mondragó Nature Park, protected since 1992 and part of the Natura 2000 network (GOIB, Espais naturals). It has a Blue Flag, excellent water and, from June to mid-October, two lifeguards on duty daily from 10am to 8pm (Ajuntament de Santanyí).

• When: June to mid-October, while the lifeguards are there
• Getting there: bus 521 to Cala Mondragó (about 110 m), or by car to the ses Fonts de n'Alís car park
• Good to know: Next door is s'Amarador beach, which also has a Blue Flag and its own car park.

3. Formentor, Pollença

The beach is long and narrow, with very fine, bright white sand and pine forest behind it (Pollença Turística). The Blue Flag and excellent water are both on record.

• When: bathing season
• Getting there: According to the council there is a bus stop nearby, where you can also park.
• Good to know: The council's bylaw does not explicitly ban dogs, but it obliges the council to keep them off the beach.

4. Platja de Muro, Muro

Platja de Muro refers to the municipality's entire 5.2 kilometres of coastline, with very fine sand (Ajuntament de Muro). It has a Blue Flag for 2026, and all three EU monitoring points are rated "excellent".

• When: bathing season
• Getting there: bus 302, 315, 324, 325 or A32 to Los Troncos (about 230 m); free parking in the access roads
• Good to know: There are lifeguards and accessible entrances, although the council's figures date from 2015.

5. Cala Agulla, Capdepera

According to the local hotel association, this cove north of Cala Rajada is 520 m long and 60 m wide, with fine white sand (Visit Capdepera). In 2026 the council presented the lifeguard service for Cala Agulla (Ajuntament de Capdepera). It has no Blue Flag in 2026, even though the hotel association shows one.

• When: June to September
• Getting there: public car park about 100 m from the beach; no bus stop within 500 m
• Good to know: About 50 m further on is the small rocky cove of Cala Moltó.

6. Cala Mesquida, Capdepera

300 m long and 130 m wide, with fine white sand and protected dunes (Visit Capdepera). There are sunshades, a car park and lifeguards, and nudism is allowed in a marked-off area.

• When: June to September
• Getting there: bus 422 to Cala Mesquida (just under 500 m); car park available
• Good to know: Like Cala Agulla, Cala Mesquida has no Blue Flag in 2026, but the water is excellent.

7. Platja d'Alcúdia, Alcúdia

The long town beach of Port d'Alcúdia has a Blue Flag, four EU monitoring points rated "excellent" and six lifeguard towers. In May, June, September and October they are staffed from 10am to 6pm, in July and August until 7.30pm (Ajuntament d'Alcúdia). For people with disabilities there are amphibious chairs, shade and assisted bathing.

• When: May to October
• Getting there: bus 302, 315, 324, 325 or A32 to Platja dels Francesos (about 360 m)
• Good to know: Dogs are banned from the beach. The council has a separate dog beach instead.

8. Cala Millor, Son Servera and Sant Llorenç

The bay is more than 2 km long and 50 m wide on average, with fine sand that slopes only gently (Ajuntament de Son Servera). Both municipalities have a Blue Flag for their part. From May to October there are lifeguards and assisted bathing for people with disabilities, 10am to 5pm (Ajuntament de Sant Llorenç).

• When: May to October
• Getting there: bus 401, 412, 424 or A42 to Cala Millor (about 400 m)
• Good to know: According to the council the beach slopes at only 4%, so the water gets deeper slowly.

9. Sant Elm, Andratx

Sant Elm in the south-west has two parts, a large sandy beach and a small shingle one (Visit Andratx). The Blue Flag, excellent water, lifeguards and amphibious chairs are all on record. There is free parking nearby.

• When: spring to autumn
• Getting there: bus 121 to Sant Elm 1, about 70 m from the beach
• Good to know: Dogs are banned from 1 April to 31 October and allowed from 1 November to 1 April.

10. Cala Torta, Artà

Cala Torta, also called s'Aduaia, is the largest beach in the municipality of Artà: about 150 m long and 100 m wide, with fine white sand (Artà Turisme). There is no EU monitoring point here, so there is no official water quality rating either.

• When: bathing season
• Getting there: by car to a small clearing on the track to Cala Mitjana, then about 20 minutes on foot. No bus.
• Good to know: The cove lies in an Area of Special Natural Interest (ANEI). Bring water and shade.

Well known, but not on the list

• Caló des Moro (Santanyí): no Blue Flag, no EU monitoring point, and we found no official information on access or facilities.
• Cala Varques (Manacor): no EU monitoring point. The council has closed the access track and introduced a no-stopping zone on the road (Ajuntament de Manacor, as of 2020).
• Sa Calobra (Escorca): no EU monitoring point. There is a council car park that shows free spaces live. Dogs on a lead only and not on the beach (GOIB, Torrent de Pareis).

How we chose

We took the beaches people search for most and checked each one against official data: the 2026 Blue Flag list from ADEAC, the EU rating for the 2025 season from the European Environment Agency, and facilities from the councils and the Balearic Government. Beaches without official water quality data are only included if the council or the Government describes their location and access (Cala Torta). Bus routes come from the timetable of the CTM transport consortium (October 2026).