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Spain > Balearic Islands > Cape Formentor

Cape Formentor

N 39°57.682', E 3°12.737'
2019-12-27
Our rating: 6.80
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Cape Formentor is perhaps the most interesting place in Mallorca, but also the most inaccessible. You can get to the lighthouse only by car or with a tour. We saw a lot of cyclists, but keep in mind that there are 18 kilometers in one direction, constant ascents and descents and no dedicated bike paths.

Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak

At the entrance to the cape, there is at first a long climb, which ends with the main viewpoint Mirador Es Colomer (N 39 55.736 E 3 06.629).

Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak

From here, the road starts also up to the Albercutx Watchtower.

Albercutx Watchtower
Albercutx Watchtower ©Yuriy Buriak

Read a separate article about the tower, it offers the best view of the entire cape.

Albercutx Watchtower
Albercutx Watchtower ©Yuriy Buriak

Next is the descent to Formentor beach with several hotels and restaurants. There is also a large parking lot (N 39 55.771 E 3 08.042).

Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak

This is the last point that can be reached by public transport (bus 353). Do not pay attention to the fact that the beach is in seaweed; in summer it is cleaned.

Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak

This is a filming location of a movie Me Before You (2016).

Me Before You (2016)
Me Before You (2016) ©Yuriy Buriak


Me Before You (2016)
Me Before You (2016) ©Yuriy Buriak

From here we also went to this location N 39 56.225 E 3 07.805. This is a viewpoint on the other side of the island and you can reach it only on foot from the beach parking. At first we walked along the road, then through the forest. The trailt can be found on this map, lookout is marked there as Cuina del Moro.

Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak


Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak


Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak

And we went there because of the filming location of Cloud Atlas (2012). The stone Tom Hanks sat on is pretty easy to find.

Cloud Atlas (2012)
Cloud Atlas (2012) ©Yuriy Buriak


Cloud Atlas (2012)
Cloud Atlas (2012) ©Yuriy Buriak

Further, from the beach to the lighthouse, the situation with parking is pretty sad. There are several lookouts along the road, we stopped here N 39 57.250 E 3 11.377. This place offers a nice view of the cape and this is also a filming location of Evil under the Sun (1982).

Evil under the Sun (1982)
Evil under the Sun (1982) ©Yuriy Buriak

Next to this lookout there is also the wild beach of Cala Figuera, parking is here N 39 56.953 E 3 10.234.

The endpoint is Formentor Lighthouse where even in December, we could barely find a parking place in the middle of the day. There is a small cafe near the lighthouse.

Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak


Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak


Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak

Such a photo you can take from the nearest hill.

Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak

Though to reach the top of the hill you have to climb a rocky surface. We did otherwise, here N 39 57.392 E 3 12.624 there is a place for 1-2 cars (google street view), there we parked the car and went uphill. It has a very difficult surface, you need good shoes, so this place is not for everyone. But the view is gorgeous.

Cape Formentor
Cape Formentor ©Yuriy Buriak

Getting there: parking at the lighthouse N 39 57.669 E 3 12.740. In summer, you can get by bus 353 to the first lookout and to the beach (schedule and map).
Tags, Spain: beach, cape, lighthouse, observation deck

Tags, all countries: beach, cape, lighthouse, observation deck
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