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tion, squeezed between the high-rise hotels on the east coast and the high-speed activity
of the Badia de Palma.
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Cala Pi & Around
An agreeably low-key resort, Cala Pi overlooks a gorgeous white-sand, pine-flanked sliv-
er of a beach. On the coast, a circular 17th-century defence tower pays homage to the
Mallorca of ages past, when pirate threats were constant.
Sights
Cala Pi
BEACH
Reached via a steep staircase (follow the signs along Cami de la Cala Pi), the beach is
only 50m wide but it is a beauty: stretching more than 100m inland and flanked on either
side by craggy cliffs that ensure the startlingly turquoise water in the inlet stays as still as
bathwater. There are no facilities at beach level so bring any provisions you're likely to
need.
Capocorb Vell
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
(
www.talaiotscapocorbvell.com
; Carretera Arenal-Cap Blanc Km 23; admission €2; 10am-5pm
Fri-Wed)
At this sprawling prehistoric village, you can wander along stony pathways and
beside rough stone structures that date to 1000 BC. The site, which includes 28 dwellings
and five
talayots
(watchtowers made with stone and, in the case of Capocorb Vell, no
mortar) was probably used through Roman times.
Eating
Restaurante Miguel
SPANISH €€€
( 971 12 30 00;
www.restaurante-miguel.com
;
Torre de Cala Pi 13; mains €9-26; 11am-11pm
Tue-Sun Mar-Oct)
A Mallorcan-style farmhouse with a huge patio, Restaurante Miguel is
warmly recommended, and cooks up excellent seafood dishes like paella, mussels in
marinara sauce and grouper with lemon sauce, as well as heartier Mallorcan specialities
like rabbit with mushrooms. There's a snack menu for grazers too.
