- Address: Coves d'Arta, Ctra. De las Coves s / n, Canyamel
- Working hours: The Caves of Art Mallorca are open for visits from October to May from 10.00-18.00
- Ticket price: from 9-13 euros
- Tel: +34 971 841 293
- Official website: http://www.cuevasdearta.com
The island of Mallorca is very famous in the tourist environment and is famous not only for its comfortable beach rest on the coast, but also for the many amazing caves. The sea and limestone rocks, of which the island is composed, are two indispensable conditions for their formation. In Mallorca, there are several thousand caves, large and very small, about 200 of which are now being studied. But even an experienced tourist can not visit everything. Art Caves in Majorca - one of the amazing places that awaits the curious tourist.
The Divine Comedy of Arta
The Art Cave was opened more than five centuries ago and one of the two, where entry is allowed to tourists. It is located in the north-east of the island 11 km from the city of Art near the town of Canyamel at an altitude of 150 meters above sea level. It has a natural entrance, to which leads a wide staircase.
The cave of Art is very huge and consists entirely of stalactites and stalagmites, which for a thousand years have taken on very interesting bizarre shapes. Inside the cave are several halls, as their variety is simply breathtaking, they are overgrown with names: Purgatory, Paradise and Hell, Theater and Diamond Hall. There is a Flag Hall, in which two stalactites in shape are very similar to hanging flags. In the Hall of Columns among the woods of the pillars is the highest stalagmite in the world - the Queen of the Columns, its height is 23 meters! Although, surprisingly, if the arches of the cave of Art in places reach 40 meters in height. Especially for tourists, a network of paths and ladders has been created, which allows you to move from one room to another. Groups are not crowded, there is always the opportunity to make a successful photo without other visitors in the background.
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Guided Art Cave excursions are usually held in German, English, French and Spanish. But if you successfully join the group, you can talk with a Russian-speaking guide. At the end of the underground journey in the cave of Hell on the viewing platform, everyone is waited by an amazing light show. The hall is illuminated for 3-4 minutes with colorful bright light and chamber music sounds.
As in any real cave, in the caves of Art in Mallorca, the constant temperature is +17 +18 degrees, which only adds to the real sensations the fairy tale seen.
When to visit and how to get there?
Art Caves in Mallorca are open from May to November from 10.00 to 18.00. Children under 6 years old - free of charge. Photo and video shooting is allowed. Groups start every half hour, the whole tour lasts about 40 minutes. It is recommended to buy a guide, because sometimes after the tour they are held lotteries. If you look at the map of Mallorca, the road to the caves of Arta goes along a rocky coast along the sea, so it's better to rent a car or go by bus with an organized group. Near the cave there are two free parking spaces (upper and lower), toilets, a cafe. If you get on your own, which is about 15 minutes drive from Arta, it's better to stop at the bottom, so as not to interfere with the parking of tourist buses. In order not to panic that you missed the pointer, and not get lost, it is better to advance to the navigator coordinates: 39.656075, 3.450908. For children it is recommended to take light outerwear.
Interesting Facts:
- in fact, the cave Arta only one, has one entrance and one exit, but its halls are so different and have their own names, that for several decades all these halls in total are called "caves of Art";
- according to the legend of the cave Art Mallorca visited the famous science fiction writer J. Verne;
- not only the Queen of the Columns has a name, but also many stalactites and stalagmites: waterfalls, knights, flags, octopuses and many others. In addition, most have even their own sound and, at times, very pleasant.
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If you like adventure, the next day of excursions can be devoted to exploring the caves of the Dragon or the caves of Ams, to be able to fully grasp the underworld of Majorca.