Mallorca live webcams

Majorca on camera

Mallorca, or Majorca as many British visitors still call it, is the largest of the Balearic Islands and the one most of us have been to at least once. Its cameras follow the holiday map: the resorts of Calvià around Magaluf and Palmanova on the western side of the Bay of Palma, the capital itself with its cathedral and cruise port, and the long beach of Playa de Palma by the airport. Further west, the bay of Santa Ponsa and the marina of Port Adriano, the pine-backed beaches of Peguera and Cala Fornells, little Camp de Mar with its islet and the yacht harbour of Port d'Andratx all have cameras of their own, and at the island's south-western tip Sant Elm faces the nature reserve of Sa Dragonera. In the north, the sheltered Bay of Pollença and the wide Bay of Alcúdia, with Playa de Muro and Can Picafort, are the island's family coast; in the north-east, Cala Ratjada has a camera on almost every beach; on the east coast, Canyamel and Cala Millor; in the south-east, the narrow white-sand inlet of Cala Santanyí; and on the mountainous west coast, Port de Sóller.

Who runs the cameras

Most of these webcams belong to the places themselves: hotels on the beach, a marina, a sailing school, a beach-services company, a local telecoms network and independent camera operators who stream on YouTube. A panoramic camera of the Austrian company feratel sweeps across Cala Santanyí. Some are live video, others a still image or a time-lapse, and several have a 24-hour time-lapse alongside the live view so you can see how the day has gone.

When to watch Mallorca

The island is one hour ahead of the UK and Ireland all year round. Each coast faces a different way: the east and north-east see the sunrise over the sea, the Bay of Palma gets the long afternoon light, and Port de Sóller and Sant Elm catch the sunset. In summer, sea breezes usually build after midday, so mornings are the time for flat, glassy water. The sea is at its warmest, around 26 °C, in August, and coolest, about 14 °C, in late winter, the season when almond blossom whitens the fields inland.