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Cala Rafalet Beach

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Última actualización: 20/08/2024

Cala Rafalet Beach
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Rafalet is a unique and difficult to describecove.
This very narrow cove is very close to Maó and has the particularity that to take a dip you have to go over some rocks.

From the sand it seems that the sea is hiding, as if it does not want you to know it is there.

Cala Rafalet is very small and has capacity for very few people.
Despite this, it is quite well known, especially since the 2010 Estrella advertisement, where scenes were filmed in this corner of Menorca.

Beach Info

  • Orientation: East
  • Type:Virgin Beach
  • Services: None
  • Summeroccupancy: 3/5 (higher = more people)
  • Beach area*: 20 m2 (* Estimate. Changes every year)
  • Walking Access: 750 meters (10 minutes)
  • Nearest parking: 750 meters (10 minutes) – Parking Rafalet
  • Previous Beach: Alcaufar
  • Next Beach: Sa Platjola
  • Is it in the Camí de Cavalls? :No (but passes very close, where you leave the car)

How to get to Cala Rafalet

Detour to Cala Rafalet
Detour to Cala Rafalet
To get to Rafalet you need to drive to Maó and then head towards the urbanization of s’Algar. Once in s’Algar you have to go towards the Camí de Cavalls, specifically in section 19 of the Camí. If you follow the signs towards the Camí de Cavalls or to Cala Rafalet, you will go on a narrow trail. On this road you can leave your car on the side of the road in places where there are no exits from a house.

  • Once you have left the car you have to walk about 5 minutes through the Camí de Cavalls until you find the post number 051 (Section 19, Signpost 51). When you see the pole there will be a detour to your right. From here it is about going down following the trails.
  • sometimes I have strayed a little and ended up on the cliffs that flank the cove, but even if you get lost it is easy to go back and keep going down to the cove. Once you arrive you will pass under some trees and see a sandy cove less than 5 meters wide. At the end of the cove is the sea!

Once There…

Cliffs of Cala Rafalet
Cliffs of Cala Rafalet

Cala Rafalet is not a comfortable or conventional beach. Because it is so closed and surrounded by high cliffs, in the sandy area you can not sunbathe all day. If sunbathing is your thing, don’t go to Cala Rafalet. It has neither services, nor lifeguard, nor any kind of artificial distraction. You’re just in front of the cliffs and the sea. Enjoy it

Slackline – Waterline

Thanks to the shape and the cliffs of Cala Rafalet, this place is the perfect place for Slackline or Waterline lovers. In fact, in 2016 Alejandro Gimeno surpassed Waterline’s world record,walking 30 meters high on a ribbon for more than 303 meters. Are you up for it?

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