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Beaches
Main Beach
The main sandy beach is separated from the pine woods by the promenade. The pine woods provide excellent relief from the sun on extremely hot days and in the Summer months are very popular with locals who come from Palma and surrounding areas on Sundays for a day by the beach.
Sunbeds and parasols on the beach can be hired on a daily basis. The attendants will collect your money from you shortly after you take occupation of a sunbed. They also have pedaloes for hire and, for the more adventurous there is the sausage ride which is located at the south end of the beach.
A large safety area for swimming is normally roped off where it is forbidden to use pedaloes, windsurfers, boats and jet skis. It is strongly recommended that you do not swim outside this safe area as there can be a lot of water traffic in the bay during Summer months.
A lifeguard is in permanent attendance on the main beach and any instructions given by him must be adhered to.
A first aid post is located in the promenade near the Tourist Office. A board showing beach information, such as water temperature details, is also situated nearby.
Public Toilets are located at the beach bars. It's not necessary to be a customer of the bars to be able to use the toilet facilities.
You can find rocky coves along the Costa de la Calma side of the bay by walking along the sea front in front of the apartment blocks and hotels. It's fairly rugged in places so not recommended if you are pushing a pram or wheelchair. You can also take boat trips from the docking platform situated on this side of the bay. Tickets are sold from booths near to McDonalds and Burger King.
Illegal fruit sellers work along the beach in the Summer months trying to sell slices of pineapple, melon etc. Whilst they are very tempting, particularly if you've been lying in the sun for hours, be aware that the fruit has often been exposed to the heat for some time and the price you pay for a slice could probably buy a whole melon in the supermarket!
Little Beach
There's also a small sandy cove (known locally as "Little Beach") on the route to Santa Ponsa's marina (Club Nautico Santa Ponsa). There are few facilities and it's therefore less 'touristy' than the main beach, but it's very popular with Spanish families especially on Sundays when it can be rather crowded. The Little Beach is safe for children as it's sheltered from the road by surrounding rocks, there is shade available from the Pine trees and the water is quite shallow for a long way out. There are sunbeds available during the Summer months and there's a children's playground across the road.
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