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A villa with two floors in Porto Colom, surrounded by a terrace and a garden area with a private swimming pool (8 m x 4 m) more info...
Porto Colom, a fishing harbour on the east coast of Mallorca and one of several places in the world claiming to be the birth place of Christopher Columbus has a number of very good beaches nearby. The main beach of Cala Marcal is a blue flag beach about 500m (10 minutes walk) from the centre of town. The beach slopes gently into the sea making it ideal for children and during the summer it's cleaned every morning and has a lifeguard on duty. Locals wanting to sunbathe often prefer to use the less crowded pair of beaches in Porto Colom itself. Sea taxis are available to take you to Cala d'Or and Cala Figuera.
Read our mini guide to Porto Colom
At the northern end of the bay there is a lighthouse and the original unspoilt fishing port with its brightly coloured fishermen's cottages and traditional fishing boats. At the south end of the bay there is a modern marina.
Around the harbour area there is a fair selection of shops, with more souvenir shops behind the beach at Cala Marcal, where most of the tourist development has taken place.
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There is a regular bus service to the town of Felanitx, which has a Sunday market. There are 3 buses a day to Palma. From the international airport at Palma it takes about 1 &1/4 hours to make the 65km journey.
There is a twice weekly morning market Tuesdays and Saturdays. There are two fiestas, one takes place early January each year, The Fiesta of the Three Kings, and the more popular "La Verge del Carme", which is held during mid July. The limestone from which Mallorca is made from lends itself to being sculpted by water. There are two major cave systems worth a visit, the Caves of Hams and the Caves of Drac, both of which are close to Porto Cristo.
