Campanet Caves in Mallorca

The Campanet Caves open on the slopes of Puig de Sant Miquel at the foot of the Serra de Tramuntana. What we like most is the contrast between the rock formations inside and the countryside you see as you come back out. If you’re visiting with children, you can make a day of it with a short walk to Ses Fonts Ufanes.

What to expect inside the Campanet Caves

The visit is self-guided, with an optional audio guide. It takes around 40 minutes and covers roughly 500 metres. A short tunnel leads into the Palm Tree Chamber, where the galleries branch off. Follow the signs to the Lake Chamber and the Romantic Chamber, the largest of the caves.

Rock formations inside the Campanet Caves

It’s worth stopping to look up. Among the columns and stalagmites are delicate, hollow stalactites that look like thin tubes of pasta. Water collects in some of the chambers, forming small pools.

The caves were discovered in 1945 during a search for water. When the entrance was opened up, workers found fossils of Myotragus balearicus, a small, extinct bovid that lived on Mallorca and Menorca. A skeleton replica is on display at the Balearic Museum of Natural Sciences in Sóller. The caves are also home to Henrotius jordai, a cave beetle native to Mallorca.

After the visit, it’s worth sitting for a while on the restaurant terrace, with views of the trees and mountains around the caves.

Tickets, opening times and how to get there

Location	Camí de ses Coves, Campanet. Take exit 37 from the Palma–Sa Pobla motorway.
Visit	Around 40 minutes at your own pace, with an optional audio guide.
Tickets	Buy tickets at the entrance. See the official ticket prices.
Opening times	Opens at 10 am. Closed on 25 December and 1 January. Check the official opening times before setting off.
Parking	By the entrance.
Accessibility	There are steps on the route. Leave pushchairs outside and wear shoes with good grip.
Facilities	Restaurant with a terrace and toilets.
Contact	+34 971 516 130.

Things to do near the Campanet Caves

Sant Miquel chapel

You’ll pass this small roadside chapel before you reach the cave car park. There’s an old cemetery beside it. Local tradition tells of Matías, who had a dedication engraved on the grave of his fiancée, Isabel Pons. The story goes that a red rose appears on her grave every 1 November. It’s worth a short stop, especially if the chapel is open.

Ses Fonts Ufanes walk

Near the chapel is the start of the Ses Fonts Ufanes walk through the public estate of Gabellí Petit. After heavy rain, water can surge out of the ground among the holm oaks. The springs have been protected as a natural monument since 2001. The short walk is worth doing even when the springs are dry.

More caves to visit in Mallorca

For a different underground visit, try the Caves of Artà in Canyamel. Their staircase opens onto a view of the bay. In Porto Cristo, the Drach Caves include a concert on Lake Martel. The Hams Caves, also near Porto Cristo, have fishhook-shaped formations and a projection beside an underground lake.