Manacor
Porto Cristo combines a sheltered harbour setting with the everyday rhythm of a small Mallorcan town in a way that reflects its position on Mallorca’s eastern coast. Its waterfront curves inland from the Mediterranean, while closely built streets and apartment blocks rise across the low ground behind the port. The town belongs to the municipality of Manacor, whose inland centre is associated with furniture making and Majorcan pearl production. Just south of Porto Cristo, the Cuevas del Drach are a renowned limestone cave system containing Lake Martel, an underground lake. Working-town life, a compact marina and the island’s distinctive geology set Porto Cristo apart from Mallorca’s larger resort centres.
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Manacor sits on Mallorca’s eastern plain in Spain’s Balearic Islands, where cultivated inland land rises gradually toward the Serra de Llevant. One of the island’s largest towns, it is closely associated with the manufacture of artificial pearls, an industry established here in the late 19th century and still represented by the Majorica brand. The parish church of Nostra Senyora dels Dolors, distinguished by its neo-Gothic bell tower, anchors the town centre. Manacor’s municipality also reaches the Mediterranean at Porto Cristo, beside the Coves del Drach and their underground Lake Martel. See further points of interest through webcams across Manacor and Mallorca.
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