Cuevas del Drach
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Why go
- Lake Martel, among the world’s largest underground lakes.
- A boat crossing of the lake after the concert.
Don't miss
- Amanecer en el lagoThe lake lighting show created as part of Carles Buïgas’s electrical lighting project.Lake Martel
- Stone columnsLook for stalactites and stalagmites that have joined together.Inside the caves
- Coloured stalagmitesNotice the different colours of the stalagmites.Inside the caves
History
Prehistoric household finds from a nearby Talayotic settlement helped reveal the cave entrance. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, geographers included the caves in their writings. As tourism development continued, paths, stairs and seating were added.
- 1338A letter from Roger de Rovenach to Manacor’s mayor may be the earliest evidence of the caves.
- 1632Dameto’s Historia del Reino de Mallorca was the first work to use the name Drach.
- 1880M. F. Will mapped the White and Black caves.
- 1896Édouard-Alfred Martel and Louis Armand explored the caves, discovering two further caverns and the underground lake.
- 1922Juan Servera Camps began developing the caves for tourism and bought the land containing the entrance.
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- 1929A new visitor entrance opened opposite Cala Murta.
- 1934Carles Buïgas dramatically lit the caves, and the first illuminated orchestra boats crossed the lake.
- 1935Buïgas completed the electrical lighting project after fifteen months of work, and the caves officially opened to visitors.
Tips for your visit
- Online tickets go on sale up to 30 days ahead. With an online ticket, go straight to the cave entrance at your booked time.
- Inside, temperatures range from 17°C to 21°C.
Best time to visit
- Open year-round, daily from 10:00 to 17:00.
Know before you go
- Visits take place in groups and are not guided.
How to get there
- CarThe cave entrance is 200 metres from the car park.
- BusThe caves can be reached by bus or taxi.
- BoatBoat trips and travel-agency excursions also reach the caves.
- ParkingAddress: Ctra. Cuevas s/n, Porto Cristo, Mallorca.
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Interesting facts3
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The cave system extends about 2.4 km and reaches 25 m below ground.
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The four caves are Black Cave, White Cave, Cave of Luis Salvador and Cave of the French.
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Lake Martel takes its name from French explorer and scientist Édouard-Alfred Martel.
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- Phone
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Plan from here: Evening walk →
Questions and answers
Who was Martel at Cuevas del Drach?
Édouard-Alfred Martel was a French explorer and scientist regarded as the founder of speleology.
What is the dragon legend at Cuevas del Drach?
A local legend says pirates and the Templars entrusted their treasure to a dragon in the cave.
What animal was discovered in Cuevas del Drach?
In 1904, Emil Racoviță discovered an isopod genus and species that had been unknown to science.
How old are Cuevas del Drach?
Some researchers date the caves’ formation to the Miocene, about 11 to 5.3 million years ago.
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