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Portitxol Bay Creu del Portitxol Viewpoint Visitors arrive at the Creu del Portitxol, a calm corner of the coast that served as a natural anchorage in ancient times. However, once they lift their gaze, it will be hard to look away from the striking sight of the...

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Arenal Beach Viewpoint Mirador Caletes From here, visitors can admire the full extent of the bay. To the north are the “Primer and Segon Muntanyar”, a rocky shoreline made of tosca stone, formed by the fossilization of ancient coastal dunes. Beyond that rise the...

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Cala Blanca Viewpoint Fishing has always been closely linked to this viewpoint. From the shore, a large net was cast and held by boats — thus creating the almadraba, a deadly trap mainly for tuna. This viewpoint offers scenes that seem purposefully designed by...

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Séquia de la Nòria Viewpoint This is a large channel carved into the toscar (local sandstone), used during Roman times to let seawater enter and create a salt flat area known as El Saladar. Over the centuries, a waterwheel (nòria) was added — a wooden vertical wheel...

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Punta del Arenal Viewpoint From this viewpoint, you can see ‘Punta de l’Arenal’, a site that dates back to the Roman era. In the second half of the 1st century BC, a significant Roman settlement flourished at the northern end of this beach, in the area now...