Cala En Porter
human settlement and beach in Menorca, Spain
Cala En Porter or Cala'n Porter, Calan Porter is a resort town in the Alaior municipality of Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. It is located on the islands south coast. The town is located 2 kilometres West from Son Vitamina and Cales Coves.
History
It was one of the earliest developed beach resorts on the island, with spread out holiday villages. Cala En Porter has a beach cove similar to that of Lulworth Cove, England, UK, with high imposing limestone cliffs. Whilst the western cliff remains totally undeveloped, the eastern side is now covered in villas and terrace bars. The resort is home to a number of restaurants and bars, as well as the nightclub Cova d'en Xoroi (commonly called The Caves). It has also been used as a location for sports sailing races.
Nearby the town is the ancient Talayotic settlement of Son Rotger and the Biniadrís Cave.
In the caves at Cala En Porter, there is a folk story that claims that a Moor named Xoroi was shipwrecked there and raided farms for food before kidnapping a virgin nicknamed "The Flower of Alaior" and imprisoned her there.
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