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Menorca · about 5 km from Sant Lluís

La Catedral (Cap d'en Font)

  • Max depth20 m
  • CertificationCavern

Diving and fills

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Fills nearby

  • Fill stationBinibeca Diving Menorca~11 min drive (estimate)Air and nitrox (own website); O₂/trimix: askRoute ↗
  • Fill stationS'Algar Diving~11 min drive (estimate)Air (included with courses); nitrox/O₂/trimix: askRoute ↗
  • Fill stationSon Bou Scuba~23 min drive (estimate)Not stated — askRoute ↗
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The dive

You swim in through a huge entrance (PADI: 14 m) and halfway find a large air dome with stalactites. Switch off your light to see the blue glow of the entrance.

Profile and sections

You swim in through a huge entrance (PADI: 14 m) and halfway find a large air dome with stalactites. Switch off your light to see the blue glow of the entrance. According to Son Bou Scuba it is the largest cavern on the south coast.

Practical: PADI says from Advanced Open Water, cavern training recommended.

Depth and profile
Max ~-20 m; air dome with stalactites ~6 m above the water.
Configuration
All configurations.
DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
One large chamber; no gain.
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Cavern
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveGoes down to 20 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
Depends on water level or swell

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How to get there

Shore or boat (PADI); guided by Son Bou Scuba and Binibeca Diving.

Plan your route ↗

Around La Catedral (Cap d'en Font)

Fills3 fill stations · nearest 5 km
  • Binibeca Diving Menorca

    ~11 min drive (estimate)

    Cala Torret, Sant Lluís

    Air and nitrox (own website); O₂/trimix: ask

    Ask

    PADI centre close to Cap d'en Font; dives the cave cluster there (Catedral, Organ Loft, Belltower, Moon Pool, Scorpion, Fossil) and the Illa de l'Aire reserve (~10 min by boat), and also the S'Algar Funnels (confirmed by Binibeca Diving, Oct 2026). Walk-in fills: ask.

  • S'Algar Diving

    ~11 min drive (estimate)

    Passeig Marítim s/n, S'Algar, Sant Lluís

    Air (included with courses); nitrox/O₂/trimix: ask

    Ask

    PADI 5-star, BSAC and TDI centre with its own boats; TDI Cavern (min. 25 logged dives), Advanced Nitrox and Extended Range; dives the Illa de l'Aire reserve. Walk-in fills: ask.

  • Son Bou Scuba

    ~23 min drive (estimate)

    Son Bou (Alaior)

    Not stated — ask

    Daily from 9:00 (own website); ask about the season

    Dutch/German-run PADI 5-star and BSAC centre on the south coast; minibus transport to the sites. Guides the Cap d'en Font caves: Scorpion Cave only with cave certification and sidemount, Organ Loft and Fossil Cave only with cave certification. PADI Cavern (max. 2 per instructor).

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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (Sept 2026): Govern de les Illes Balears (reservesmarines: rules and zoning, permit procedure), Illes Balears tourism board, Decreto 26/2019 (via INAP), IB-Salut, dive centres (Son Bou Scuba, Bluewater, Dive Inn, Dive Center Cala Blanca, Merak, Binibeca Diving, S'Algar Diving), SSI and PADI dive-site and centre pages, cursosdebuceo.com, Yumping, Bad Fish (chamber list), wannadive, Freedive Menorca, IGME, Wikipedia and news (menorca.info, infosalus). Pins come from PADI and wannadive (for sea caves usually a boat position); six sites have no pin. ~ = estimate; certification levels and configurations are estimates. Rules change — check locally.