 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“).The centre of Cala d'Or is situated along both sides of Avenida Boulevard d' Or between of Complejo de Font Major (building) and Plaza de Ibiza (las Columnas) north of Cala d’Or-Bay and Cala Gran-Bay.