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La Cova de Can Marçà is located north of the island, in Port de Sant Miquel, 20 km from San Antonio and 23 km from Santa Eulalia. It is located in a natural setting with unbeatable views of the bay. Arriving at the top of the mountain, visitors can appreciate the beauty of the rugged coastline with formations, lakes and almost impossible environments.
The cave is one of the main attractions of Ibiza, although not many know of its existence. Visitors can enjoy about 40 minutes touring the cave in a natural environment with special effects of water, light and sound. Smugglers used this place of nature to deposit their goods. Today, you can still make out the red and black markings that advice the entrance and exit.
The Belgian caver Jean Pierre Van der Abeelle became interested in the Cave of Can Marçà in the seventies, when he came to the town of San Miquel. The inhabitants of the town helped him to locate the port of entry and exit of the cave. Shortly after, they started the works to facilitate the accessibility and visit.
After a road carved into the rock, you reach the entrance of the cave, about 12-14 meters above sea level, where the tour begins. The cave has a length of more than 100,000 years. It has gone through ice ages and tropical heat fossilized today, except in its deepest galleries, which continues dripping stalactites and stalagmites forming.
Is evident in the geological wealth of the course areas groundwater due to the fossilization of waterfalls. Basically all the material found inside the cave is calcium carbonate, iron oxide, magnesium, clay...
The contributions of geologists and cavers who have spoken for the development of the cave, waterfalls and consisted play courses that existed long ago. They found bones and fossils of extinct species of rodents, which were transferred to the Museum of Natural History to be cataloged and enrich the prehistoric fauna of the old Mediterranean lands.