Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse
Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse is a scenic viewpoint in Balearic Islands, Spain. Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse is situated nearby to the museum Centre d’Interpretació Cap de Cavalleria, as well as near the cave Antic polvorí.- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: lighthouse in Spain
- Also known as: “Cabo de Cavallería Lighthouse”, “Far del Cap de Cavalleria”, and “Faro de Cabo de Cavallería”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanitja Island and Sanisera.
Sanitja Island
Islet
Photo: Discasto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sanitja Island is an islet, which is situated 1½ km west of Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse.
Sanisera
Archaeological site
Photo: CBA11, Public domain.
Sanisera was one of the Roman cities located in the island of Menorca, which was mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his book Naturalis Historia, III, 77–78 in the 1st century BC: The Baleares, so formidable in war with their slingers, have received from the Greeks the name of Gymnasiæ. Sanisera is situated 2 km south of Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse.
Torre de Sanitja
Tower
Torre de Sanitja is a tower, which is situated 2 km south of Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fornells and Es Mercadal.
Fornells
Hamlet
Photo: Lohen11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fornells is a village located in a bay in the north of the Balearic island of Menorca, Spain. Fornells is estimated to have a population of about 1000 people which increases in the summer due to tourism. Fornells is situated 5 km southeast of Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse.
Es Mercadal
Photo: Nicolas G. Mertens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mercadal is a central town of Minorca with about 5,000 people. Its municipality covers the north-central region of the island and is the second largest in area after that of Ciutadella.
Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, building, and tourism
- Location: Balearic Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.08897° or 40° 5′ 20″ northLongitude
4.0923° or 4° 5′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FG633QR+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 74317241OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q8960888
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cape Cavalleria Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Far de Cavalleria”
- Catalan: “Far del Cap de Cavalleria”
- Chinese: “卡巴利燈塔”
- Chinese: “骑兵角灯塔”
- French: “phare de Cavalleria”
- French: “Phare de Cavallería”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cabo de Cavalleria”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cabo de Cavallería”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cap de Cavalleria”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cavalleria”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cavallería”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centre d’Interpretació Cap de Cavalleria and Antic polvorí.
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