Spain and Portugal for Visitors

"Discovered" in 1896 by French scientist Edward Alfred Martell, who gave his name to Lake Martell here, one of the largest underground lakes in the world. I have to put the word "discovered" in inverted commas because the locals had, of course, known about them all the time, giving them their evocative name, which means "the dragon's caves." The link now goes to the official website, with a description of the caves, their history, practical details like how to get there and opening hours and, of course, photos.

Not as spectacular as the Drach Caves, at least in terms of size, but well worth visiting. I learnt from Mallorca Farmhouses (http://www.mfh.co.uk/mallorca/) that the word "hams" is Mallorcan for "fish hooks," which the stalactites here look like.