Karst cave,
Jurassic limestone.
| Location: | Near Artá, Mallorca. 10km southeast of Artá, near Playa de Canyamel on the Cap Vermell. |
| Open: | Open all year except Christmas Day and New Years Day. Summer daily 10-19, winter daily 10-17. |
| Fee: | Adults: EUR 8, Children EUR 4. |
| Classification: |
Karst cave,
Jurassic limestone.
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | L=450m, 35 m asl |
| Guided tours: | L=978m, D=45min, in four languages. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Carretera de las Cuevas, s/n., Capdepera, Mallorca, Spain, Tel. +34-971-841293
E-mail: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/11/16 13:30:51 $ |
| 1994 | discovery of new parts in the lower level called Inferno. |
The entrance of this cave is in a cliff, only 35m asl
It was formed by brackish water korrosion, a special form of
mixture corrosion.
The cave has some large halls and the entrance is rather huge and impressive!
In its late history, the cave was visited by a lot of famous people: Jules Verne, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas and Sarah Bernhardt are listed in its guestbook.
A famous formation is a single 22 metre high
Palmtrunc Stalagmite
in the Salon de la Reina de las Columnas.
In 1941 a british society tried to buy this stalagmite for £25,000.
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