Cala Tuent, Cove and olive sand beach in Escorca, Mallorca, Spain.
Cala Tuent stretches approximately 590 feet (180 meters) along the shoreline and measures about 180 feet (55 meters) wide, featuring a mix of sand, pebbles, and coarse gravel beneath the slopes of Puig Major, the highest peak in the Balearic Islands.
Cala Tuent appears on 18th-century nautical charts as an anchorage sheltered from the north wind, used by boats carrying olive oil and charcoal from the Escorca valleys. The road along the Serra de Tramuntana coast only reached the cove in the 20th century, so until then goods and people arrived by sea or on footpaths. A small jetty and the few stone houses by the shore date from that period of coastal trade.
Cala Tuent takes its name from the torrent that descends through the Escorca valley to reach the sea here. Until the mid-20th century the cove could be reached only on foot or by boat, and the small stone cottages near the shore housed families who farmed the surrounding terraces and fished from the cove.
Visitors can reach the beach by driving along a winding mountain road from Sóller or the Sanctuary of Lluc, with parking available nearby, though limited facilities mean bringing water and food is essential.
Cala Tuent marks the mouth of the Torrent de Pareis, the gorge that ends in a pebble beach at Sa Calobra just east of the cove; the same ravine cuts through the Serra de Tramuntana above the beach. The cove is reached by the Ma-2141 road, which descends from the Coll de sa Batalla toward the coast.
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