Caves of Arta (Cuevas de Arta)
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Formed by brackish water corrosion 150 feet above the sea at Cap Vermell, Mallorca's Arta Caves are an alluring honeycomb of caverns on the Capdepera east coast. Visitors emerge to a stunning view of the sea over Canyamel Bay. A visit to Mallorca's Arta Caves lasts between 25 and 40 minutes and only one group can enter at a time, approximately every half an hour. Tours are available: English , Spanish, French and German.
Upon entering the Arta Caves, you will arrive at an impressive vestibule crowned with stalactites of prodigious shapes and imposing proportions. At your feet, stalagmites grow a few millimeters every hundred years. Looking around, you will notice the ashen walls, blackened over the years by the torches used to illuminate the caves for early visitors to Mallorca in the 1800s.
Slightly beyond the vestibule, you will be greeted by the Reina de las Columnas (Queen of the Columns), an impressive stalagmite measuring 22 meters in height. Cave experts have found that the Queen of Columns is sprouting at the rate of 2mm every 10 years. In 5000 years, it will be joined to the ceiling.
While on your tour of Arta Caves, you will be led to several chambers with Dantesque names like Inferno (Hell), Purgaturio (Purgatory) and Paradisio (Paradise). Within the Chamber of Hell, you will be treated to a 3 minute sound and light show.
The caves were once used by pirates, hermits and smugglers, and centuries ago they provided a haven for Spanish Moors fleeing the persecution of Jaume I. In its illustrious history, the list of luminaries who have etched their name in this cave's guestbook include Jules Verne, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas and Sarah Bernhardt. These caves are said to be the inspiration for the Jules Verne tale Journey to the Center of the Earth
Upon entering the Arta Caves, you will arrive at an impressive vestibule crowned with stalactites of prodigious shapes and imposing proportions. At your feet, stalagmites grow a few millimeters every hundred years. Looking around, you will notice the ashen walls, blackened over the years by the torches used to illuminate the caves for early visitors to Mallorca in the 1800s.
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Slightly beyond the vestibule, you will be greeted by the Reina de las Columnas (Queen of the Columns), an impressive stalagmite measuring 22 meters in height. Cave experts have found that the Queen of Columns is sprouting at the rate of 2mm every 10 years. In 5000 years, it will be joined to the ceiling.
While on your tour of Arta Caves, you will be led to several chambers with Dantesque names like Inferno (Hell), Purgaturio (Purgatory) and Paradisio (Paradise). Within the Chamber of Hell, you will be treated to a 3 minute sound and light show.
The caves were once used by pirates, hermits and smugglers, and centuries ago they provided a haven for Spanish Moors fleeing the persecution of Jaume I. In its illustrious history, the list of luminaries who have etched their name in this cave's guestbook include Jules Verne, Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas and Sarah Bernhardt. These caves are said to be the inspiration for the Jules Verne tale Journey to the Center of the Earth
| Address | Near Arta, Mallorca. 10km southeast of Arta, near Playa de Canyamel on the Cap Vermell. |
| Opening Times | May to June Daily every half-hour from 10am to 6pm Jul to Sep Daily every half-hour from 10am to 7pm Off Season Daily 10am to 5pm |
| Closed On | New Year's Day (Jan 1), Christmas (Dec 25) |
| Admission | 9€ (Adult) 4€ (Children) Admission for children under 6 is free of charge |
| Website | http://www.cuevasdearta.com/english.html |
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