Tag: Natural Wonders
Serra de Tramuntana highlights - Stone villages, the road to Sa Calobra and the Dry Stone Route
Most people picture this island as one long beach. Its north-west coast is a wall of limestone, terraced by hand over a thousand years.The...
Inside Jameos del Agua - A lava-tube lagoon, blind albino crabs and César Manrique’s white pool
A tiny white crab, smaller than your fingernail, shines against black rock in a lagoon that has never seen direct sunlight.Jameos del Agua is...
A day at Timanfaya National Park - The Fire Mountains, a volcano-heated grill and camel rides across the lava
On 1 September 1730 the earth split open beside a quiet farming village. Almost three hundred years later, chicken is still being grilled over...
Visiting Teide National Park - Roques de García, crater viewpoints and some of Europe’s best stargazing
Drive an hour uphill from the beach and the air turns thin and cool, the pines give way to lava, and you find yourself...
How to get to Xcaret from Cancun - Underground rivers, a Mayan village and a night show of 300 performers
In the morning you float on your back through a limestone tunnel, with daylight falling through holes in the rock. In the evening you...
Are the caves in Mallorca worth it? Drach’s lake concert, Artà’s giant columns and how to plan your visit
Most visitors join the morning crowd at one famous cave, snap a blurry photo and head back to the beach. The island has five...