Cap de Ses Salines

Stand by the lighthouse and there is nothing to the south but open water, with the outline of Cabrera on the horizon on a clear day. This is where Mallorca runs out.

The cape is wild ground: bare rock, scrub, no trees, and the lighthouse of 1863 as the one upright thing on it. Along the shore the rock gives way to sandy beaches that have stayed unspoiled, and the coastline around the point is a nature reserve. There are no facilities, and that bareness is much of the appeal. The cape also makes a good destination by bike.

• There is no shade: the cape has no trees, and on a sunny day the rock throws the heat back at you.
• No toilets and no drinking water at the cape, and none nearby. Bring water with you.
• The ground is rocky underfoot. Wear shoes with a firm sole.
• The point itself is rock and no place to swim; the sandy beaches along the coast are where to get in the water.
• Nothing is provided on site, so carry your rubbish home.

No bus stop lies near the cape, and no car park is marked near it either. The cape makes a good destination by bike, and cyclists ride out to it.

An information board stands about 291 m from the cape in a straight line. Around the point the ground is bare rock and scrub, rough underfoot and without shade, so wear shoes with a firm sole and carry water for the walk.

Best: early morning or late afternoon, in spring or autumn.

Avoid: the middle of a hot summer day.

There is not a tree on the cape and no shade anywhere on the rock, so the midday sun in summer is hard going, while a low sun takes the edge off the heat and lays long light across the rock and the water.