For today's WednesdayWalk, I'd like to invite you to join me on a scenic one at a cape in Xàbia/Jávea.
This Spanish coastal town is located by the Mediterranean Sea on the side of the Montgó Massif. As a result, visitors can enjoy breathtaking views of both the mountains and the sea, as well as over 300 sunny days per year. It's a blessing in comparison to the dark and gloomy winter in many parts of Northern Europe. I went for a nice walk a few days ago and thoroughly enjoyed it.
It is part of the Montgó Natural Park, a nature reserve with unique flora, fauna, and ecosystems. The entire reserve runs nearly parallel to the coast and culminates in 170-meter-high cliffs at Cap de San Antoni.
Plant micro-reserves can be found on the north cliff face and on a nearby isle. As you can see from my photos, the soil is very dry, and resilient plants and flowers sprout from the porous rocks. The vegetation adapts to growing in the cliff fissures and is able to withstand contact with salt water.
A watchtower was built at the tip here in the 16th century to protect the coast from North African pirate raids. It was later demolished when the current lighthouse was built in 1894. In 2020, it was converted into a Marine Reserve information centre. The light on top was still on and turning when it got dark. A small 14th-century chapel hermitage dedicated to Sant Antoni was also once present.
During my walk, I also witnessed a man launch his paraglider from a seaside cliff and fly between the mountains, the sea, and the sky. From up there, he must have had some spectacular views. White boats slowly sailed by, leaving long trails on the surface of the calm water.
最近都在西班牙，去年冬天也来了温暖的东海岸，回家的感觉😄。
前几天在Xàbia/Jávea的海角走了走，今天就来分享一些这里的风景。
这个海滨小城背靠地中海边的蒙哥山，因此可以欣赏到依山傍海的美景，而且一年中有300多天都阳光灿烂。
我去的这处海角是蒙哥自然公园的一部分，蒙哥山脉的尽头有着170米高的悬崖峭壁，另一边的高原逐渐和缓地延伸到大海里。
脚下的土地很干旱，顽强的花草们从多孔的岩石中生长出来。北部的悬崖和附近的一个小岛上都设有植物生态保护区。
16世纪的时候，为了保护海岸免受北非海盗侵袭，当地人在海角最高处建造了一座瞭望塔。1894年拆除后又建了现在的灯塔，然后在2020年被改造成了海洋保护区的信息中心。
图文 by Donica，谢谢来访！=)
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What a refreshing view! and the last one is just so breath-taking!
Refreshing indeed, that wild end of the world feel. :)
wonderful views
Thanks for joining the Wednesday, its always fun for me to visit the walks from all around the world, getting a feel for communities where people live and what they see on their daily walks
My pleasure. Thanks for hosting it!
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The view is breath-taking!
And you got that paraglider shot perfectly! doing such activity in this place would be priceless.
True, must be fun!