The natural park of the peninsula of Llevant in Majorca

The Parc Natural de la Península del Llevant stretches from Cap de Ferrutx north to Punta de n’Amer south, and the Torrent de na Borges, near Son Serra de Marina, west to the most eastern tip of Majorca, the Punta de Capdepera.

The Park of the Levant includes two nature reserves: the Natural Reserve of Cap de Ferrutx in the north, and the Natural Reserve of Cap des Freu in the east.

The small nature reserve of Cap d’Es Freu is located in the municipality of Capdepera between Cala Mesquida and Cala Agulla.

The physical environment of the Reserve is diverse with high mountains, coastal cliffs, caves and sinkholes, springs and streams, forests and scrublands, and secluded beaches (S’Arenalet des Verger, S’Arenalet d’Albarca, etc), perhaps the only two beaches in Majorca still accessible only by foot. This great diversity of environments is the Park of Levant region of outstanding natural beauty.

Another way to reach the Natural Reserve of Cap de Ferrutx is to follow the coastal path named Path of the Carabineers (Cami dels Carabiners) from Cala Estreta towards the west, the way to discover beautiful uncrowded beaches. The starting point, the small rocky cove of Cala Estreta, is at the end of the road from Artà to Sa Duaia to the beaches of Cala Torta and Cala Mitjana, about ten kilometers from Artà. At Cala Estreta it is possible to park. The Path of the Carabineers goes north, passes the Cala d’es Matzoc then reaches a medieval watchtower, the Torre d’Albarca, on which an old cannon used to protect the coast of the arrival of pirate ships, under the tower, cliff Sa Falconera home to many hawks. The path then continues westward and reached the beach of Sa Font Celada. After the coastal path from Cala Estreta after about 5.5 kilometers an hour and a half walk, we arrive at the white sand beach of S’Arenalet des Verger to Penya Roja ("Red Rock"). Beyond S’Arenalet des Verger, the coastal path of the Carabineers becomes less feasible.

Burning have encouraged the proliferation of species that grow easily as "sedge of Mauritania" (Ampelodesmos mauritanica), named locally carcera, carritx or carrizo, and the dwarf palm (Chamaerops humilis), named garballó. The abundance of these palms has made ​​it possible, in the late nineteenth century, a craft of basketry the palm, there is still a craftsman who performs this activity.

A large number of endemic species, however, we encounter Balearic Islands as St. John’s wort (Hypericum balearicum) and marine germander (Teucrium marum subsp. occidentale), known locally as the "coixinet de monja" ("cushion of nun").

The park has, in addition, an extensive cultivation of olive, almond, fig and carob trees, but the development of tourism has caused the phasing out of these activities in less profitable areas.

In order of mammals, we note the presence of hedgehog Algeria (Atelerix algirus), the common genet (Geneta geneta) and pine marten (Martes martes).

Among the birds that nest there is the booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus), the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), Eleonora’s falcon (Falco eleonorae), Audouin’s gull (Larus audouinii), the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), the shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), and - more rarely - the osprey (Pandion haliaetus), Àguila peixatera and the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), locally named moixeta voltonera and the Balearic Warbler (Sylvia balearica). It is not uncommon to see in the park beautiful red kite (Milvus Milvus), through the project to revive the species in the park - where she lived in the past - the reintroduction of juveniles. The Park is classified as a special protection area for birds.

Apart from these species, rather discrete, the number of wild goats is remarkable, thanks to the open landscape and the rocky coast that provide them suitable habitat.

• the path number 2 - marked in red - leads east to the farm Aubarca (Albarca) where is the refuge of the Casa de s’Alzina;
• marked in orange - - No. 3 road leads north to the ruined buildings of "Campament des Soldats" (a former camp of so-called "republicans" prisoners  during the civil war), and to Puig de Sa Tudossa.
• arrived at Puig de Sa Tudossa, we can take two different paths to the east towards the beach S’Arenalet des Verger, number 6 way - marked in light blue - and the path number 5 - marked in pink.

The Office Park (Carrer de l’Estel, 2, in the center of Artà - practically on the Plaça d’Espanya -, Telephone: 00 34 971 836 828) provides maps of the routes.

2. Es Verger - Albarca

3. Cami dels Presos

4. Campament dels Soldats - Es Verger

5. S’Esquena Larga

6. Cami d’en Mondoi

7. Horts Vells d’Albarca

8. Font de Penya Roja

9. Cami des niu Pilot

10. Volta als Establits de s’Alqueria Vella

11. Itineraries del Puig Figuer

Two pilgrimage routes:

12. Pujada al Puig des Porrassar

13. Pujada a sa Talaia Freda