Mallorca - Port de Sa Calobra

Mallorca is the largest island in the Mediterranean Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain. Mallorca is an extremely popular holiday destination. The Palma de Mallorca Airport, one of the busiest in Spain, is used by about 30 million tourists per year.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the island was invaded by the Vandals in 425. The time of the Vandals ended, when Byzantine troops general took the island in 534. The first Muslim arrivals were in 707. These ended the Byzantine domination and established their own hegemony. Until 903, the island was part of the Umayyad Caliphate.
From Between 902 and 1229 the island was under Islamic control. James I of Aragon ( aka "Jaume el Conqueridor") conquered Mallorca in December 1229.

Sa Calobra is a small settlement, that over centuries was only accessible by sea or via a long, difficult and dangerous footpath.

In 1932, when tourism developed, a road was planned and built. The 14-km route has 12 hairpin bends and covers a difference in altitude of 682 meters. The most noticeable point is the "tie knot", a 270 °- curve.

The "Port de Sa Calobra" even has a small pebble beach.