Cala En Porter
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Cala En Porter (often referred to as Cala'n Porter or Calan Porter) is a village in the Alaior municipality of Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. It is located on the island's south coast.[1]
History
It was one of the earliest developed beach resorts on the island, with spread out holiday villages.[1] Cala En Porter has a beach cove similar to that of Lulworth Cove, England, UK, with high imposing limestone cliffs. Whilst the western cliff remains totally undeveloped, the eastern side is now covered in villas and terrace bars. The resort is home to a number of restaurants and bars, as well as the nightclub Cova de en Xoroi (commonly called The Caves).[2] It has also been used as a location for sports sailing races.[3]
In the caves at Cala En Porter, there is a folk story that claims that a Moor named Xoroi was shipwrecked there and raided farms for food before kidnapping a virgin nicknamed "The Flower of Alaior" and imprisoned her there. The townspeople allegedly found him after a snowstorm and threw him off the cliff to rescue the girl.[2]
In 2014, a British holidaymaker died at Cala En Porter after falling off a wall by the cliff edge.[4] Part of the cliff path was closed in 2018 for restoration and repair works.[5] The cliffs and beaches at Cala En Porter had shown a high level of costal erosion by 2022.[6] In 2024, the Cala En Porter beach was severely damaged by torrential rain, which led to higher tides and most of the sun loungers and the lifeguard watchtower being swept out to sea.[7]
References
- ^ a b Lee, Phil (2001). The Mini Rough Guide to Menorca. Rough Guides. p. 112. ISBN 1858287081.
- ^ a b Lee, Phil (2010). The Mini Rough Guide to Mallorca and Menorca. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1858287089.
- ^ "Diez patines en la Sexta Volta a Menorca". Panorama Náutico (in Spanish). 28 October 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Menorca fall claims life of British holidaymaker". BBC News. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Tancat per obres un tram del Camí de Cavalls al seu pas pel barranc de Cala en Porter". IB3 Notícies (in Catalan). Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Erosion and worsening water quality threaten the islands' beaches". Majorca Daily Bulletin. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "La torrentada arrasa la platja de Cala en Porter i engoleix arbres, para-sols, gandules i la torre de vigilància". IB3 Notícies (in Catalan). Retrieved 9 July 2025.