Es Carbó, White sand beach in Ses Salines, Spain.
Es Carbó is a beach of about 1,400 metres by 45 metres in the municipality of Ses Salines, at the south-eastern tip of Mallorca, running from Platja des Delfí to the Punta de na Tianeta. It has two sectors: the first, facing west, is Es Carbó proper; the second, facing south-west, is known as sa Platja de ses Roquetes. The sand is white and very fine, and the Punta de s'Alfàbia, a sandy dune about 6 or 7 metres high, divides the two sectors.
The beach lies entirely within the historic sa Vall estate, which has long restricted land access: only people registered as residents of ses Salines may enter by road. The only overland route is a walk of about two kilometres along the coast from the resort of sa Colònia de Sant Jordi. The nearby islet of na Guardis preserves Punic remains.
The beach lies entirely within the historic sa Vall estate, and land access from inland is restricted to people registered as residents of Ses Salines; everyone else reaches it on foot along the coast from Colònia de Sant Jordi, about two kilometres away. In August it fills with boats, yet the sand stays sparsely used by bathers.
Access from inland is restricted to people registered in Ses Salines; others reach the beach on foot along the coast from Colònia de Sant Jordi, about two kilometres away. The beach is shallow and free of dangerous currents, but it is unguarded and has no services, so bring water and sun protection.
Just offshore lies the islet of na Moltona, separated from the beach by a shallow 300-metre channel; it is home to an endemic lizard species. Nearby na Guardis preserves Punic remains. The islets of na Pelada and ses Roquetes lie close by, the latter little more than a reef.
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