Cala d'Or  Cala d'Or is a village on the east coast of Majorca, in the municipality of Santanyí, Balearic Islands, Spain. Cala d’Or area belongs to the municipality of Santanyí, which lies further inland. The capital town Palma and Palma airport is approximately 60 Kilometers away. The Village of Cala d’Or unfolds itself on three promontory along the southeastern coastline. It is consisting of three principal areas: Cala d'Or (centre), Cala Egos (westside) and Cala Ferrera (eastside). A part east from Avenida Felanitx already belongs to the municipality of Felanitx. The rough coastline is cut by several bays and sandy beaches. From East to West these are: Cala Esmeralda ("emerald green"), Cala Gran ("big"), namegiving Cala d’Or (bay and beach), ("golden", also called Caló de ses Dones) and Cala Llonga ("long", also called Cala d’es Forti) with its small Caló d’es Pou. In western part of Cala Egos these are: Cala Egos (bay and beach), Cala Galera und Caló des Llamp. In western part of Cala Ferrera (already belonging to Felanitx) these are: Cala Ferrera (bay and beach) and Cala Serena ("serenity"). The nearby village of Portopetro can be reached by bus or car within five to ten minutes. Fort "Es Forti" was erected in 1740 and destroyed by an earthquake in 1793, but re-erected. It protected the coastline against pirates. Today it is one of view historic sites in Cala d'Or and Santanyí. Its four sides are 26 meters each. At seaside there are hatches for cannons to fight oncoming ships. At landside there are slits to shoot out and fight against oncoming troopers. The Fort has four cannons and 19 soldiers.  1932 Josep Costa Ferrer (1876 bis 1971), an artist, illustrator and architect from Ibiza, later called Don Pep Costa, planned a modern urbanization for tourism and vacations. He called the new village first after Cala d'Hort on island of Ibiza, but mallorquean settlers changed it to Cala d’Or („Golden Bay“).