Cape Sant Antoni (

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

: ''Cap de Sant Antoni'';

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

: ''Cabo San Antonio'') is a

cape A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. Th ...

in the town of

Xàbia () or () is a coastal town and municipality in the ''comarca'' of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. Situated on the side of the Montgó Massif, behind a wide bay and sheltered between two rocky ...

, on the north coast of the Alacant Province in the Valencian Land, southeastern

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. It is located north of the town proper, south of

Dénia Dénia ( es, Denia) is a historical coastal city in the province of Alicante, Spain, on the Costa Blanca halfway between Alicante and Valencia, and the capital and judicial seat of the ''comarca'' of Marina Alta. Denia's historical heritage ha ...

, and forms part of the southern edge of the Gulf of València, just before it ends at the more southerly

Cap de la Nau The Cap de la Nau () or Cabo de la Nao (), literally Cape of the Ship, is a headland located central-eastern coastal Spain on the Gulf of Valencia, Mediterranean Sea. In English, it is also known as Cape Nao. Geography Cap de la Nau is in the m ...

. It is backed by the Montgó Mountain, of which it is actually an extension, geologically speaking, and ends in 170-meter-high cliffs. It is included in the

Costa Blanca The Costa Blanca (, , literally meaning "White Coast") is over of Mediterranean coastline in the Alicante province, on the southeastern coast of Spain. It extends from the town of Dénia in the north, beyond which lies the Costa del Azahar (or ...

. It is part of the Montgó Natural Park, while the surrounding waters are part of the Cap de Sant Antoni Marine Reserve, and there are two plant micro-reserves on land, one at the north cliff face, and the other on a nearby isle. At its tip is an out-of-use lighthouse first operated in 1855, built in an area with several small buildings including a former lookout tower that formed the basis for the lighthouse. Formerly there was also a small 14th-century chapel or hermitage dedicated to Sant Antoni. As of 2020, the lighthouse is soon to be converted into an interpretation center (information center) for the Marine Reserve. It is the mainland point closest to the island of

Eivissa Ibiza (natively and officially in ca, Eivissa, ) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, in Spain. Its la ...

, which can be seen on a clear day, and actually reached by ferry from nearby

. Curious fact: from here you have a nearly clear shot by boat across the Mediterranean all the way to Beirut, Lebanon, for instance.

In literature

It has been sung by such authors as

Baltasar Porcel Baltasar Porcel i Pujol (; Andratx, Majorca, 14 March 1937 – Barcelona, 1 July 2009) was a Spanish writer, journalist and literary critic. His enormous legacy credited him as one of the greatest authors in Catalan literature from the 20th cent ...

, in his ''Arran de Mar'' (1967, literary travel book) and Vicent Blasco Ibáñez, in his novel ''Flor de Mayo'' (1895)."El cap de Sant Antoni avança..."
at ''Endrets. Geografia Literària dels Països Catalans'', . ccessed 21-08-2020

References

External links

Cap de Sant Antoni
at the official tourist website of the town of Xàbia {{coord, 38.802, 0.198, dim:10000_region:ES, display=title Sant Antoni Geography of the Province of Alicante Nature reserves in Spain

In literature

See also

References

External links