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Majorca under ground
On the outer edge of the Majorcan municipality of Capdepera, through cliffs that rise tens of metres above the Mediterranean, the Artá caves receive visitors wrapped in semi-darkness and a fear of the unknown. These cavities created by water erosion over thousands and thousands of years, for part of a Majorca hidden from the eyes of normal tourists: this is the Majorca 'Under ground'. Rediscovered in the mid-nineteenth century, this natural enclave harbours many legends in the darkness, like James I finding 2,000 Arabs hidden there after the conquest of Majorca or the writer Jules Verne beginning to get the idea for his book Journey to the Centre of the Earth after vis -
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Naturism on Formentera: the most natural
I am a nudist but I don't like ghettos. This is why I love Formentera. Here there is a unique atmosphere of tolerance to this; although the island has several places for naturism, such as the Tramuntana coast, Levante, Ses Canyes, Sa Roqueta, Caló des Mort, Ca Marí, Es Mal Pas and the island of S’Espalmador, the fact is that nudists and textile bathers share every beach and cove, just as it should be! Maybe I'll never be able to prove I am right, but I have my own theory why Formentera is so special in this respect. What is this theory? The relative 'inaccessibility' of the island. Until not long ago it was only possible to get there from -
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