{"id":1039,"date":"2020-01-03T19:31:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T18:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2020-06-17T20:17:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T18:17:09","slug":"curiosities-caves-of-drach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nofrills-excursions.com\/blog\/curiosities-caves-of-drach\/","title":{"rendered":"10 curious facts about the Caves of Drach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

No trip to Mallorca is complete if you have not visited the <\/strong>Caves of Drach<\/strong><\/a>. For those who want to know all their history and for those who want to discover all the secrets, when a simple look at this wonder of the subsoil of Mallorca is not enough, we have prepared a list of 10 things that (probably) you didn’t know about the Drach Caves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1- The Caves Drach are privately owned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many are those who think that the Caves of Drach belong to the Balearic Government, nothing is further from reality. They are privately owned. In 1922 Joan Servera Camps bought them from the previous owner Mr. Moragues and preprared them so they could be visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2- Stable temperature all year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The interior of\nthe caves has a special microclimate, so that inside the cave the temperature\nremains constant throughout the year, with an average temperature of 18-20\ndegrees, a humidity of 80-82%. So when visiting the Caves, it is not\nnecessary to go very warm dressed with scarf or gloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3- One of the most visited tourist attractions in Mallorca<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Caves of Drach are open all year round, and in the summer season they\nhave visits every hour from 10:00 to 17:00, and in each visit they can have\nabout 500 visitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4- A cove in the Caves of Drach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Behind the\nentrance to the caves, there is a small creek of rocks and crystal clear\nwaters. On one of the sides in the background there is a fountain from which\nwater comes from the subsoil. An interesting fact because you can combine\nthe visit with a bath in the cove. To reach them, we must go to the\nentrance to the Caves, and we will see that in its back there is a stone wall\nwith a gate, from there we follow a small path that leads directly to the cove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5- Boat trip inside the caves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are many\nwho forget that at the end of the concert at Lake Martel, you can enjoy, and at\nno extra cost, a boat trip on Lake Martel. So, on your next visit to the\nCaves, don’t forget to get on the boat. At the end of the music concert,\nyou must go to the left side, and there you can get in one of the boats, which\nin a journey of about two minutes will take you to the other side of Lake\nMartel, where you have the exit path of the Caves of Drach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before, to exit\nthe Lake Martel had to be done by boat, but later a path was created to border\nit by land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6- Souvenir shop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

No doubt all\ntourist attractions have their souvenir shop, which we often relate to very\nexpensive prices. In the Caves of Drach they have a series of articles,\nrelated to the caves, such as a book or photos that they sell at very cheap\nprices. So it’s worth stopping by the souvenir shop at the end of your\nvisit to the caves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7- A defensive tower<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Very close to the caves, we found a defensive tower built in the 16th century to prevent pirate attacks in this area. The tower was restored in the 80s, and can be visited for free, to enjoy spectacular views of the east coast. An excellent recommendation to add to your visit to the Caves of Drach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8- Majorica pearls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Majorica pearls\nare world famous, and since 2016 they have a store located 200 meters from the\ncaves that opens all year. In the store you can know with a 360 video the\nhistory of pearls, and if you want to buy items from Majorica pearls at factory\nprices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9- Ants in the Caves of Drach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Typhlocirolana<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Inside the caves\nare some blind ants, but not water crabs, as in Hams. These ants were\ndiscovered and investigated in 1904 by the Romanian biologist Emil G.\nRacovitza, who thus initiated a new science: bioscience. The scientific\nname of the bug is nothing less than (hold on), Typhlocirolana Moraguesi, this\nlast name in memory of the former owner of the caves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10- The color of the water in the caves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The water is\npartially salted \/ 10.6 grams per liter: boiling 100 liters of water we get 1\nkg. And salt peak). Water rises or falls, so the level of the lakes\nis not invariable; it has changed over time and within different\nperiods. This is due to atmospheric pressure, so it is believed that this\nvariation is due to maritime storms and that when the wind blows from the sea,\nthe waters go down. It also get influenced by the action of the moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on the\ncolor we can know the depth:<\/p>\n\n\n\n