One of the island's great dune-backed bays, a small settlement on the slope above — and protected land in every direction. Cala Mesquida is the northeast location that allows the least change.
Source: INE, Padrón Continuo · 2026-08-22
Cala Mesquida consists of three things: a wide bay backed by dunes, a small settlement on the slope above it — and protected landscape in every direction. There is nothing more here, and nothing more will be built. For a buyer, that last sentence is the most important one on this page.
The bay is one of the most expansive in the northeast, framed by dunes that are protected and separate the settlement from the beach. The swell is the strongest in the area — if you want to swim as if in a bathtub, the sheltered coves around Cala Ratjada suit you better; if you want open sea, this is it.
On foot, the ridge path past the Talaia de Son Jaumell takes you across to Cala Agulla — one of the island’s finest coastal walks, starting at your doorstep.
The core above the bay is compact: apartment complexes and villas on the slope, plus hotels at the edge. There is no historic village centre, no row of shops, no nightlife — in summer the area lives off its guests, in winter it is very quiet. Shopping and everyday life happen in Cala Ratjada or Capdepera, both a few minutes away by car.
That is not a weakness; it is the condition of the offer: whoever buys here buys the bay and the quiet — and accepts that everyday life sits six kilometres away.
Cala Mesquida is enclosed by protected land. The settlement cannot grow into the dunes, not up the slopes and not along the coast. What stands today is the market — in its entirety. Something only becomes available when an owner lets go, and in a location this size that is rare.
From the surrounding countryside we currently broker a property ourselves: a finca near Cala Mesquida.
There are no separate official figures for Cala Mesquida — statistics are kept at municipal level. The municipality of Capdepera had 12,081 registered residents in 2022, practically unchanged from 2011. The registered foreign population, at 2,691, remains well below its 2011 level (3,770).
The Padrón counts registered residents — second homes do not appear in it, and hardly any location in the municipality is as much second-home territory as this one. The figures describe the municipality, not this bay.
From our office in Cala Ratjada it is six kilometres to the bay. What buyers ask for are villas and apartments looking out over the dunes — a small market we work through search mandates rather than listings, because the supply is too rare to wait for the luck of a portal find.
New ETV licences are not currently being issued on Mallorca. What matters is therefore not the location but whether the individual property carries an existing one. Every property of ours states it in the key facts.
Guide to the holiday rental licenceBuying on Mallorca rarely takes weeks. Tell us what you are looking for — we get in touch when something fitting comes up, and no more often than that.
Population figures are official, from the INE. Market observations are our own and are not statistics.
