Cabo de San Antonio is a headland between Dénia and Jávea, where cliffs rise more than 150 metres above the sea and a lighthouse stands next to the viewpoints. From the viewpoints you look over Jávea's bay and the Marina Alta capes, and on clear days as far as Ibiza.
Cabo de San Antonio (Cap de Sant Antoni) is the headland that closes Jávea's bay to the north and is an extension of the Montgó massif. Here the mountain drops abruptly into the Mediterranean, forming sheer cliffs more than 150 metres high. The name comes from a hermitage dedicated to Saint Anthony, founded here in the 14th century by hermits seeking solitude. The cape also had a watchtower guarding the coast against pirate raids, and the first lighthouse, lit in 1855, was built on top of it. Because that position created dangerous shadow zones, the present lighthouse was built and first lit in 1861, and it still serves shipping today. The cape is part of Montgó Natural Park, created in 1987, and two plant micro-reserves have been set up on land, one on the northern cliff and one on the islet of Illot de la Mona at the foot of the cape. The surrounding waters form the Cap de Sant Antoni Marine Reserve. From the main car park, about 300 metres from the lighthouse, you walk to three viewing areas. Each of them overlooks Jávea's bay and, beyond it, Cap Prim (Cap de Sant Martí), the islet of Portitxol, Cala Barraca cove and Cap Negre, among others. On clear days the view stretches from Penyagolosa in Castellón province to Ibiza, and inland you can make out the Serrella and Xortà ranges, Aitana with the antennas on its summit, and Puig Campana. In fact, the cape is the point of the mainland closest to Ibiza. In October 2026 an interpretation area with a viewpoint is due to open at the lighthouse, with panels on the site's flora, fauna and heritage and a wildlife and cetacean-watching area equipped with binoculars. For decades the lighthouse grounds had been used almost exclusively for running the lighthouse. In reviews, visitors praise the easy access by car and the views of the sea and the bay. Several reviews mention sunrises and sunsets, and one visitor also recommends coming at night. The cape appears in the works of the writers Vicente Blasco Ibáñez and Baltasar Porcel.
You can drive right up to the viewpoint; the lighthouse is next to it.
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