The Cova de Can Marca, a tourist attraction on the island of Ibiza, is a cave reputed to be over 100,000 years old that was discovered by smugglers, reports "Essential Travel" magazine. Cova de Can Marca is located in the northern part of the island in the town of Puerto San Miguel, where visitors can find a number of hotels, each with its own character, all within minutes of the cave.
The San Miguel Resort has hundreds of rooms on the Mediterranean seaside in three separate hotels: the Hotel Cartago, the Hotel Galeon and Club San Miguel. The public areas in each hotel have wireless Internet access, and parking is free. Nestled into the hillside overlooking San Miguel Bay, the three hotels share their amenities. Activities at the resort include outdoor swimming pools, tennis, a sauna, a fitness center, a game room, a playground, volleyball, water sports, hiking and cycling. Hotel Cartago features a rooftop restaurant with views of the bay, while Hotel Galeon offers rooms large enough for families and a solarium and terrace. Club San Miguel, at the seafront, features rooms on three levels. The San Miguel Resort complex is family-friendly, with planned activities and entertainment for children and adults, including fireworks displays. The resort is a few minutes' drive from the cave.
Hotel Hacienda Na Xamena, a luxury hotel on 7 hectares on the coast, sits on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean. The hotel, situated in a nature preserve, was designed with its setting in mind, as its patios, porticos and seawater pools blend into the surrounding forest. The hotel features a 24-hour reception, a luggage porter, free parking, car rental on-site, a foreign exchange, a chauffeur-driven car for hire available to guests, wireless Internet connection in each room and room service from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. The hotel has luxury spa services on-site and a gourmet restaurant, El Sueno de Estrellas. The hotel is a 7-minute drive from the caves.
The Vinya d'en Palerm is a large country estate with carob and fig trees, grapevines, vegetable gardens and farm animals. It is not just a hotel, but also a working farm, and the family invites guests to participate in activities such as grape picking in September. The hotel is part of the agro-tourism movement, and for those truly interested in an authentic Spanish farming experience, the matanzas, or slaughter, occurs every October. Guests are free to wander the estate and pick oranges, lemons, tomatoes or any of the other fruits or vegetables. Cycling, massages and car rental, along with a pick-up and drop-off service for the airport, are available. The hotel has a sitting room, a library, tea lounge and reception area. Rooms include hydro-massage bathtubs. A 1,000-year-old carob tree stands right at the entrance. All rooms are equipped with a minibar, plasma TV and Internet access, and the hotel features an on-site solarium and swimming pool. Visitors can reserve lunch and dinner in advance and dine on dishes made with fresh ingredients from the farm. The hotel is a 12-minute drive to the caves.
