Cala Ratjada tourist information
This fishing port on Mallorca's eastern tip, surrounded by fine beaches and pretty coves, has two different characters depending on when you go. In winter it virtually shuts down, apart from a few permanent locals and a handful of bars on the promenade; in summer it is a crowded resort, with windsurfing, snorkelling, and numerous discos. Many Germans have second homes here; there have been complaints in the Mallorcan press that it is becoming a 'German colony'.
A short walk uphill from the beach leads through wood and to the lighthouse at Punta de Capdepera. Also above the harbour are the Jardins Casa March, owned by the same banking family as the colleccio March in Palma. The gardens contain a sculpture park with works by Rodin, Henry Moore and modern Catalan artists. They can only be visited by prior arrangement with the tourist office.
