Cape Higuer Lighthouse

The Cape Higuer Lighthouse is a lighthouse at the Cabo Higuer on the Spanish Atlantic coast in the Bay of Biscay. It lies in the municipality of Hondarribia, west of the mouth of the Bidasoa, which forms the border with France.

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Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain
Also known as: “Cabo Higuer”, “Faro de Higuer”, “Higer lighthouse”, “Higer Lighthouse”, “Higerko itsasargia”, and “Higuer Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Amuitz island and Castle of San Telmo, Hondarribia.

Amuitz island

Islet

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Amuitz island is an islet, which is situated 340 metres north of Cape Higuer Lighthouse.

Castle of San Telmo, Hondarribia

Castle

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Castle of San Telmo, Hondarribia is situated 320 metres southeast of Cape Higuer Lighthouse.

San Sebastián Airport

Aerodrome

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San Sebastián Airport is the airport serving San Sebastián in Basque Country, Spain. Despite its name, the facilities are located in the municipality of Hondarribia, with the runway stretching like a spit of land along the river Bidasoa right on the Spanish–French border. San Sebastián Airport is situated 4 km south of Cape Higuer Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Higuer and Hondarribia.

Cape Higuer

Locality

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The Cape Higuer is a cape on the Bay of Biscay standing out at the end of the mountain range Jaizkibel by the France–Spain border in the municipality of Hondarribia.

Hondarribia

Hondarribia is a fishing town in the province of Guipuzcoa, Basque Country of Spain on the Bay of Txingudi, by the border with France. It is the last remaining walled town in Guipuzcoa.