'Cap de Formentor' is the northernmost point of which popular holiday island?
Cap de Formentor of information for the prehistoric talaiot culture. Cap de Formentor Cap de Formentor () forms the eastern end of Majorca's "Formentor" peninsula. The Majorcans also call the cape the "Meeting point of the winds". Cap de Formentor is located on the northernmost point of the Balaeric Island Majorca in Spain. Its highest point, "Fumart", is 384m above sea level. It has many associated bays, including "Cala Fiquera, Cala Murta" and "Cala Pi de la Posada". In 1863 the Formentor Lighthouse was opened, the remote and rugged location on the Cap de Formentor making construction difficult. The only access being from
Cap de Formentor track. When the poet Miquel i Llobera, who owned the Cap de Formentor peninsula, died, it was divided into lots and sold. In 1928 Adan Diehl, an Argentinian native and art lover, decided to build the Hotel Formentor. The 13.5 km road which runs from Port de Pollença to Cap de Formentor was built by the Italian engineer Antonio Parietti in 1925. He also constructed "the snake" road to Sa Calobra. Like usual for mountain roads, when the slope was too steep, the road has to go oblique, and switch direction when needed. The headland has a number of lookout