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Cala Tuent
On the island of Mallorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands, on the North West coast "La Costa Tramontana" you will find the small anchorage, Cala Tuent. Situated between the port of Soller and la Calobra at the foot of Puig Mayor, it is one of our favourite places.
The anchorage has hard sand in the middle with rocks towards the sides. The water is a transparent turquoise and is usually very clear due to being open from the southwest through northwest. The surrounding landscape is spectacular, with sloping terraced hills and pine trees reaching down from the observation station on top of Puig Mayor to the sand and pebble beach. There are a few traditional houses in the valley and one derelict house some 150 years old at the back of the beach, there is also a fisherman´s hut and slipway on the north side.
On the south side of the anchorage there is a freshwater spring which has been tapped and modernised, giving cold mountain water even during the high temperatures of August. With crystal clear water and rocky sides that quickly drop to 20 metres, snorkelling conditions are excellent, groups of barracuda, groupers and even squid are often seen.
The frequency of strong north westerly winds, the Tramontana, from which this coastline takes its name increase towards the end of September, so spending the night is probably best during the summer months, although, with care and a good forecast off season visits have the advantage of almost no other boats and the natural harbour of Soller is less than 6nm to the south should the weather change for the worse.
On the island of Mallorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands, on the North West coast "La Costa Tramontana" you will find the small anchorage, Cala Tuent. Situated between the port of Soller and la Calobra at the foot of Puig Mayor, it is one of our favourite places.
The anchorage has hard sand in the middle with rocks towards the sides. The water is a transparent turquoise and is usually very clear due to being open from the southwest through northwest. The surrounding landscape is spectacular, with sloping terraced hills and pine trees reaching down from the observation station on top of Puig Mayor to the sand and pebble beach. There are a few traditional houses in the valley and one derelict house some 150 years old at the back of the beach, there is also a fisherman´s hut and slipway on the north side.
On the south side of the anchorage there is a freshwater spring which has been tapped and modernised, giving cold mountain water even during the high temperatures of August. With crystal clear water and rocky sides that quickly drop to 20 metres, snorkelling conditions are excellent, groups of barracuda, groupers and even squid are often seen.
The frequency of strong north westerly winds, the Tramontana, from which this coastline takes its name increase towards the end of September, so spending the night is probably best during the summer months, although, with care and a good forecast off season visits have the advantage of almost no other boats and the natural harbour of Soller is less than 6nm to the south should the weather change for the worse.