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Welcome to my channel Mallorca Under The Sun and in this video I'm down in Cala Dor
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Now I'm down in Cala Dor to help give you an idea of what you can expect if you're coming over on holiday during the spring
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And I'm starting my tour here down in Calaegos which is a beautiful little
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cala and you can see the color of the water behind me. Now Calaegos is just a
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couple of kilometers from the center of Calador but this is a great place to
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stay and you can see this we're surrounded by several hotels here and
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this beautiful little beach and already you can see people swimming and this is
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only April. So Calador is just waking up from the winter season here and I'm outside the
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Alua Sol Hotel which neighbours Calaegos. Now as you can see it's not quite open yet and they are
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actually still preparing the swimming pool and getting the whole hotel ready for the season
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And just on the other side of Calaegos Beach you can see the Prima Sol Calador Garden Hotel too
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Now I can hear lots of drilling from there too so I'm guessing this is in the process of opening up too
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So the restaurants are slowly beginning to open up down here as well
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I can see the restaurant Marta is open as is the Polynesian Bamboo
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As are many of the other restaurants in this little complex here down in Calaegos
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And I can see the Nevada open as well as the Western Steakhouse
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Okay so our next stop today is Kalao Despau and this little beach here, this little Kala
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is found on the far end of Kala Egos Resort. I mean this is looking great for April already
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down here in Kala Dor. It's busy, there are loads of people on holiday here. Absolutely
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fantastic. Now in this area there are plenty of hotels like the Blue Sea Club Martha's
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the Taiyael and the Gaffiner Hotel too. Now coming to Calador is all about exploring the little coves and the rocky areas as well
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So just along from Calaudez Pau, there's a little stairway down here right to the water
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So this is a great place to come. If any of the beaches that you may be on are too crowded or busy
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and it's just on the edge of the marina here. You can see the marina to my left
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Just look at the colour of that water Our next stop today is Calador Marina Now this really is a lovely area to come for a walk out
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on in the evening or to come down for some lunch as well. So I am seeing plenty of restaurants and
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bars open down here in Calador Marina already. So just to give you an idea of prices on Calador
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marina now i'm just passing by this snack bar here and you can get a hamburger for around 7 euros 50
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or a baguette for 5 euro 70 and the margarita pizza is 9 euros so i can also see they do fresh
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crepes too and then on the other side of the scale here next door i'm looking at the restaurant
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the restaurante botavara and prices for a paella mixture which is just a basic mixed paella
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It's for around €15. Now don't forget if you want to charter a boat down here to take out on your own day trip, it's perfectly possible
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There are plenty of charter companies down here which can help you do that
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So it's a different story over here in Cala Dor Resort itself
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I can actually see their hotels open and there are kids swimming in the swimming pool so it can't be that cold out here
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I can just see as well the Hotel Costa del Sur right next door is also open and it's busy
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But there are lots of hotels out here in Calador itself and many of them are just a stone's throw away from the main beach
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Now it's great to see that the beach restaurants are already open down here on Calagran
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So as you can see it's looking absolutely amazing down here from Cala Grand Beach and the water is the most amazing colour
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Now if you go back and look at my video which I made in the autumn down here in Calador you can see that the main difference is that it is a lot quieter over here during these spring months even on the run up to Easter
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Now, the beach ombrellas here and the sunbeds have not yet gone onto the beach, so it's
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an altogether quieter experience and it's easier to find a place on the sand
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So all in all, I would say that Cala Gran and, well, any of these Calas now, this time
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of year, is just the perfect time to visit before all the crowds arrive and the heat
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of the summer arrives too. it's not just the beaches down here in Kellogranne that you can sit on because
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there these lovely pathways all the way around the coves down here as well so if sand isn your thing you can come down here and sunbathe and swim
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now once again if you go back and look at my video made last autumn you'll see what the nightlife is
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actually like down here in calador but already i can see there's some restaurants opening here
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this particular restaurant gets very very busy during the summer months This is Il Bodiga and they sell a great selection of tapas and wines
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Now it's great to see that the main high street here with the shops in Calle Tagomago
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is actually really busy and there's some shops here that have had a bit of a
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facelift but if you are into your shopping then there are some great
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clothes shops down here, some great brands and other beach shops and mini marts too
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So I've just come a little bit further along the coast from the center of
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Calador and Cala Gran to Cala Esmeralda and oh my goodness if you are visiting
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in the next month or so you are in for a treat. Now it is lovely and peaceful
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down here and quiet and on a sunny day it's absolutely gorgeous. Now there's
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some hotels that are open here already including the Esmeralda Park Hotel
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Now if you're looking for places to eat down here in Cala Esmeralda, the Cicala Beach Club
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is open already and it is also quite busy. And the only sunbeds that you can rent at the moment before they put out the official
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sunbeds and brollies are the ones that do belong to the beach club
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But as you can see, if you do rent them you're going to get just like the most amazing view
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down here. Okay so just coming down towards Cala Ferreira Beach and the first thing I notice is there
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is a massive construction site right behind or right next door to the Barcelona Agua Marina
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Hotel. Now if you are staying out here please double check where your hotel is located because
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obviously what they have done here hasn't quite finished so this looks like it could
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roll in towards the summer. So just to confirm this is the Barcelona Agua Marina Hotel which is
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undergoing massive reconstruction here. You can see they're redoing the entire front of the hotel
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as well. So while Cala Ferreira Beach is completely empty if you are thinking of coming down here
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in the next few weeks or months just be warned that construction work could be taking place
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Thank you Now as you can see the beach is not lifeguarded down here and just like all the other beaches
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the sunbeds and the beach umbrellas are not up either. now you will find some seaweed down here on Calaferrera beach but that's absolutely fine
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it's perfectly healthy stuff but normally during the summer months the council will come and clear
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little way. So the last beach I'm bringing you out to here is Cala Serena. Now this isn't
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really readily accessible if you do have a hire car and you can come around here
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and park but it's a tiny little Calla and it's so pretty. During the summer
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months you'll find this little beach to be really packed and really busy so the
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best time to visit Calla Serena will be in the springtime months now
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Okay so thank you for joining me on my mini tour of Calla d'Or. Now I hope it's
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given you a little insight as to what you can expect if you're coming over here
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in the spring. Now in regards to things to do, normally the best way of getting
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around Calador is using a little tourist train or the mini Trenet but this
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actually doesn't come into operation until the 1st of May and it runs right
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through to September so it is useful and I probably would advise getting a
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hire car down here so you can go around these little callas and explore them for
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yourself. So in addition as well you may remember last summer we did the dolphin
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cruise as well where we took out the catamaran to go and see the dolphins out
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in the water here now that is a fantastic excursion to go on and I'll
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link to that video right at the end of this video now that starts up on the 15th
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of April so you can start to already book tickets for that now okay everyone
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Okay everyone, I look forward to seeing you on the very next video and goodbye for now