Cala Llombards is a tiny crescent of silken white sand on the fjord-like coast of south-eastern Mallorca, near the town of Santanyí. Away from the big resort beaches where people often find themselves tightly packed together on towel-sized patches of sand, this lovely cove is rarely crowded. Framed by fragrant pines and sheltered by steep cliffs, its clear, turquoise water is shallow leading off the beach, making it popular with young families in the know, but also ideal for snorkelling or for diving off the rocks.