PHOTO: JORDI CHIAS
MAJORCA The greatest of the Balearic Islands is full of incentives for navigators and divers. Its coastline is a succession of steep cliffs and welcoming coves that offer a safe haven, especially in summer, inviting us to come out and cast a look under the surface of the water…
Caves and Walls
tuated between 20 and 35 m of profundity.
Cova d’en Jeroni PHOTO: JORDI CHIAS
waters are not too deep, and don´t exceed -40 m of profundity. All of this sector is very rich in aerial caves(one of them used long ago for smuggling), and so it is not strange that in their sea beds an undetermined number of underwater caves open up. The Cap de Menorca is a headland that hangs abruptly over the sea, constituting a
Situated in the peninsula of Formentor, rich in caves and underwater tunnels, the Cova dén Jeroni was discovered in the seventies by Jeroni Puigcerver, to whom the name is due. In that time, he overcame the underground chamber access with his own lungs, admired for some instants the spacious aerial camera and then returned to the top without breathing, as he feared that the air of the interior of the cavern was unbreathable. These days the cave has become popular. Its underwater access is easy, including in the case of free diving, as it is enough to pass through submerged at a distance of about ten meters at a profundity of hardly 3
PHOTO: JORDI CHIAS
PHOTO: JORDI CHIAS
In general, the waters of Majorca are profound and clean close to the shore, which facilitates navigation close to the cliffs when the sea is calm. Furthermore, being an island, it proves easy to move from one coast to the other depending on the meteorological forecast, which allows us to always enjoy the best conditions of the water. Given that the island lacks big rivers that carry sediment, the water usually exhibits an exceptional transparency. There are hundreds of points of diving in the seabeds of Majorca. From the Estación Náutica de Es Port d’Alcúdia, the diver has convenient access to the bottom of the amplious bay of Alcúdia, from the Cap de Menorca to the Cap de Ferrutx, as well as the peninsula of Formentor.
Cap de Menorca
The stretch of coast from the Port d’Alcúdia to the Cap de Menorca and the Cap des Pinar is the only steep incline of all the amplious bay of Alcúdia, which is the second largest of all the island of Majorca after the bay of Palma. In the interior of the bay the
reference point for navigation and fishing. In its depths there are an abundance of different species of fish, especially polluck. The immersion allows an interesting wall dive due to the transparency of the water, and the desired depth is reached depending on the individual experience of each diver, given that the most interesting zone is si-
m. Upon emerging at the spectacular aerial camera, the diver finds himself swimming about in pools of water with the appearance of an indoor swimming pool. The air of the interior is perfectly breathable, therefore it is no longer necessary to make the considerable effort of its discoverer. The fame of its spectacular dimensions (60 m of longitude, 30 m of width and 20 to 24 m in height) has converted it into an almost obligatory visit for the scuba divers that travel around Majorca.
ALCÚDIA - MALLORCA Estació Nàutica
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