The Caves of Drach are the most famous tourist attraction on the island of Mallorca. There are three chambers inside the caves, Cueva Negra (Black Cave), Cueva Blanca (White Cave) and Cueva Luis Salvator (Luis Salvator Cave). The latter is named after the Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria who invited Édouard-Alfred Martel to explore the caves in 1896; the caves are also home to Lago Martel (Lake Martel), one of the largest subterranean lakes in the world.
Located on Mallorca’s east coast the caves are without doubt one of the island’s most outstanding tourist attractions, extending for almost 2,400 metres and including internal heights of 25 metres above the cave floor.
Hidden within the caves is Lake Martel, considered to be one of the largest subterranean lakes in the world, (177 metres long and 230 metres wide) on which there are daily performances of classical music featuring pieces by Caballero, Chopin, Offenbach, …
After the concert one can take a short boat trip on the lake. The unequalled beauty of the caves is further enhanced by the lightning planned and set in place by the engineer Carlos Buigas.
PORTO CRISTO
Porto Cristo is a very sheltered bay with a beautiful extensive beach of fine sand and shallow water . An old fishing village it is possible to discover numerous hotels, bars, restaurants and a large shopping area. Recommended are the boat trips from which you can see down to the sea bed.
Porto Cristo is also a natural harbour, used for both fishing and sport, which despite modernization has not lost its natural charm. The features which make it stand out especially are the beach and the natural caves of Drach and Hams, the most visited on the island.
THE BEACHES
The area made up by the coves of Cala Anguila, Cala Mendia and s’Estany d’en Mas provides the tourist with a wide choice of modern high quality hotels.
Cales de Mallorca, the main tourist spot on the Manacor coast, is made up of three coves (Cala Antena, Cala Domingos Grans and Cala Domingos Petits) which provide an ideal family holiday environment. The cliffs and sea bed of the locality are ideal for diving.
PROTECTED COVES
Within the district of Manacor more than 32 square kilometers have been designated as areas of special natural interest with more than six of them being formed by the rocky coast fronting on to the sea in a chain of virgin coves of great natural beauty. This area, situated between s’Estany d’en Mas and Cales de Mallorca, has a special quality, a coastal landscape of great and unchanging beauty containing a wide variety of plants ans wildlife.
CALA ANGUILA – PORTO CRISTO
Cala Anguila offers peaceful sandy beaches, astonishing coves and crystal waters to practice all kind of water sports.
You can also enjoy rounds of golf at any of the many golf courses in Majorca, some of them on the east coast, close to “Residencial Cala Anguila”.
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