Calvià opens six beaches and brings forward the start of the season

The council remains committed to keeping beaches with services available between March 15th and November 30th.

More beaches open for more months, with more services and a wider range of facilities. This has been the line set by Calvià Town Hall since the start of the current term, maintaining its commitment to opening beaches from March 15 to November 30th. From this Sunday, March 15th, the three beaches in Peguera and the three in Palmanova, including Son Maties, will be open, with sunbeds, umbrellas, kiosk and cleaning services already in operation.

The opening comes after the established winter recovery period. This ensures the natural cycle of posidonia and the regeneration of the coastline. Together, the six beaches provide 3.5 kilometres of coastline available to residents and visitors.

The beaches of Palmanova (es Carregador, Na Nadala and Son Maties) total 1,505 metres, while those of Peguera (Palmira, Torà and La Romana) reach 2,000 metres. All of them have been awarded Blue Flags and the Q for Quality in consecutive years. In fact, Calvià is the third municipality in Spain in terms of the number of these flags, and Na Nadala set a milestone in coastal management by becoming, in April 2005, the first beach in the Balearic Islands to receive the certification.

During the current term, improvements have also been made to beach accessibility, and the option to reserve a sunbed and umbrella through a mobile app has been introduced, while at the same time increasing the area allocated to bathers.

Meanwhile, the beaches of Magaluf and Santa Ponça will not open this Sunday. The company that was awarded the service contracts for both beaches, Dahitini Events SL, owes Calvià Town Hall the concession fees for 2024 and 2025, which led the council, weeks ago, to agree to terminate the contract. Alongside this, the contract was suspended as a precautionary measure.

The council’s determination to comply strictly with all legal deadlines and procedures has meant that services in Magaluf and Santa Ponça (lots 8 and 12 of the public tender) cannot yet be operational, but the local authority is working to find the legal formula that will allow sunbed, umbrella, kiosk and cleaning services to be launched as soon as possible.

The mayor of Calvià, Juan Antonio Amengual, said that the Town Hall “will guarantee both the cleanliness and the safety of the beaches.” “The beaches,” he added, “are not only an essential part of tourism, they are also a green lung and a meeting place for residents. For this reason, they will be ready both for the start of the season, which this year begins in early April, and for our local residents. An open beach is a living beach,” Amengual stressed.