Dragon Caves Porto Cristo Mallorca

Dank, dark and humid, these limestone caves on the edge of Porto Cristo have become one of Mallorca's top tourist sites. Groups of several hundred people at a time are herded along 2km of slippery paths by guides who tell you in four languages how to interpret the bizarre stalactite formations a cactus here, a flag there, the Fairies' Theatre, Diana's Bath .. You might just think they resemble thousands of spiky parsnips hanging from the ceiling. Try to imagine how Walt Disney would conjure up a fabulous witches' cave and you have the idea. The one hour tour ends with a floodlit, floating violin concert on Lake Martel, Europe's largest underground lake, named after the French geologist Edouard Martel who first explored these caves in the late 19th century at the commission of Archduke Ludwig Salvator. Afterwards you can return by boat across the lake to the exit.