Favaritx Cape

Cape Favàritx projects from the northeastern coast of Menorca into the western Mediterranean. Its dark grey and black slate forms a rugged, sparsely vegetated headland, strikingly different from the pale shores elsewhere on the island. Offshore lies the open sea, while to the south the coast leads towards the harbour of Mahón. Menorca's harbours made the island a valued naval possession, contested by British, French and Spanish forces during the eighteenth century.