Formentor Lighthouse, or Far de Formentor, is an active lighthouse on the Spanish island of Majorca. It is the highest lighthouse in the Balearic Islands with a focal height of 210 metres (690 ft) above sea level.
Located on high cliffs at the tip of Cap de Formentor, the lighthouse was started on April 30, 1863.
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Drawings of 1940s airplanes inside a 16th-century watchtower 8.9 km Photo: Pla, CC BY-SA 3.0 es 
The Hypogeum of Cala Sant Vicenç 15 km Photo: Felipe Sánchez-Cuenca Alomar, Public domain 
The Necropolis of Son Real 23 km Photo: Marían Tur, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Santa Maria la Major d'Inca Plaça de Santa Maria la Major 1 · 37 km Photo: Olaf Meister, CC BY-SA 4.0 
The Palace Lost to a Pearl Factory 44 km Photo: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0 
A 14th-century tower turned school 44 km Photo: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0 
Two 9th-century BC towers with winding doorways 44 km Photo: A-bg1978, CC BY-SA 3.0 
The 17th-century Castle of la Punta de n'Amer 45 km Photo: Olaf Tausch, CC BY-SA 3.0 
The Torre Picada: A 17th-century defense tower over Mallorca's Port de Sóller 47 km Photo: Arno.Ho, CC BY-SA 3.0 
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