| From the Top | | | | others, the beach gets a sense of enclosure from |
| The coastline of Cala d'or draws a diagonal line in the | | | | the outcrops on either side, which make you feel |
| Mediterranean Sea, undulating down towards the | | | | snug and sheltered. A short walk into town from |
| south-western tip of the Island of Mallorca. In the | | | | here will take you into the pedestrian precinct; filled |
| north end of Cala d'or is a property ideally positioned | | | | with shops and restaurants, open-air bars and cafes |
| to enjoy two beaches nearby. The Villa El Delfin is | | | | where you'll want to relax on your Cala d'or villa |
| one of the larger luxury villas in Cala d'or, having | | | | holidays. |
| enough space for ten people. The five bedrooms are | | | | Moving to the south-west again, you'll see a number |
| fitted with air-conditioning and have their own | | | | of luxury Cala d'or villas within easy reach of the little |
| en-suite bathrooms. Generally bright and spacious, El | | | | town centre, one of which is the Villa Alicia. This is a |
| Delfin has a dining room and two lounges - one on | | | | new, simple and modern villa, with gentle archways, |
| the ground floor and one upstairs - both with satellite | | | | and an open feel to it. The villa faces south west |
| television. | | | | allowing the terrace and the nine-metre pool to catch |
| The neighbourhood where you'll find El Delfin is | | | | the sun for most of the day. |
| situated on a headland promontory, which means the | | | | Just a few minutes' walk away, the relaxed |
| occupants of the Cala d'or villas here can choose | | | | atmosphere of Cala d'or villa holidays spills out from |
| between the Cala Esmeralda beach and the Cala | | | | the town centre and into the long marina, which is |
| Gran. Both can be found a short walk in either | | | | home to expensive yachts and luxury cruisers. |
| direction, tucked into rocky inlets in the coastline. The | | | | Everything here appears to be colour-coordinated in |
| Cala Esmeralda is like a corridor leading out to sea, | | | | elegant white: from the white umbrellas of the cafes, |
| with a deep beach rather than a wide one, with | | | | and the whitewashed buildings and walkways on the |
| white sand and bright blue water. A little to the south | | | | banks of the marina to the white hulls of the |
| is the Cala Gran, which is a larger and longer beach. | | | | pleasure boats. And of course the luxury villas in Cala |
| The next of our luxury villas in Cala d'or, Villa Casa | | | | d'or blend with this elegant scheme, too. |
| Belmonte, lies on the other side of the Cala Gran | | | | The marina lines the longest and deepest of the |
| beach, a little closer into the town centre than Villa El | | | | inlets on the Cala d'or coast. Beyond it lies the |
| Delfin. Belmonte is a regal looking villa surrounded by | | | | southern end of the resort and only a few more |
| palm trees, with split-level gardens and terraces and | | | | beaches before you reach the neighbouring town of |
| an eight metre pool. This is a homely property as it is | | | | Portopetro. The beaches here are called Cala Des |
| a private home for most months of the year. The | | | | Pou and Cala Egos; to reach these on foot from the |
| nearest shops are just a hundred yards away, and so | | | | north end of town will mean a walk of about an |
| is another beach, this one named after the town: | | | | hour, if you take a direct route through town. Luckily |
| Cala d'or. | | | | there is a 'road train' service allowing those on their |
| Central-Coast Cala d'or Villas | | | | Cala d'or villa holidays to go beach-hopping, and |
| The Cala d'or beach is similar to the Cala Gran, but a | | | | explore more than one of the resort's hidden gems. |
| little smaller and closer to the town centre. Like the | | | | |