Cap de la Nau
Mirador 11 of 15 · best: sunrise and moonrise

Cap de la Nau

The easternmost point of the Valencian coast: a lighthouse on the cliff, Ibiza on the horizon and a sea cave at your feet.

Also known as Mirador del Cabo de la Nao

The Cap de la Nau is where the coast turns. It is the most easterly point of the Valencian Community, the closest the mainland gets to Ibiza (about 85 km, visible on the clearest days), and the traditional divide between the gulfs of Valencia and Alicante. The octagonal lighthouse stands 122 m above the sea and its beam reaches more than twenty miles out.

There are several balconies around the point. South you look down the Benitatxell cliffs past the Illa del Descobridor; north back up the coast to Cap Negre. Directly under the cliff is the Cova dels Orguens, a sea cave that can only be entered from the water, and our Cova dels Orguens kayak tour from the Portitxol does exactly that.

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The view
Open sea to Ibiza, the Illa del Descobridor and the Benitatxell cliffs to the south, Cap Negre to the north.
Getting there
The Cap de la Nau road runs all the way to the lighthouse; the miradors are around the car park and the restaurant terrace.
Parking
Car park at the end of the road.
Best time
Sunrise and moonrise; at night the beam of the lighthouse sweeps over you.
By bike
The long climb of the day: about 8 km from the Arenal with some 200 m of gain, never steep. This is the spine of our bike tour.
Position
38.7334, 0.2304 · about 120 m above the sea

On the map

Aerial imagery PNOA cedido por © Instituto Geográfico Nacional de España · offshore gaps Sentinel-2 cloudless © EOX · CC BY 4.0

The yellow wedge is the direction of the main view; the numbers are the other stops of the route.

Nearest balconies: Les Pesqueres (454 m) · Cap Negre (1.3 km) · Ambolo (1.4 km)

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