Cape Higuer Lighthouse

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The Cape Higuer Lighthouse is a lighthouse at the Cabo Higuer on the Spanish Atlantic coast in the Bay of Biscay. It lies in the municipality of Hondarribia, west of the mouth of the Bidasoa, which forms the border with France. It is the easternmost lighthouse on the Spanish Atlantic coast. ()

Local name: Faro de Cabo Higuer Coordinates: 43°23'31"N, 1°47'31"W

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Cape Higuer Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stadium Gal, Jaizkibel, Irungo Udaletxea / Mairie d'Irun, Plaiaundi.

3.2 miS
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Stadium Gal, Irun
83 min walk • Stadium Gal is a football stadium in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. It is owned by Real Unión, currently in Segunda División B. The capacity of the stadium is 5,000 spectators.
2.2 miSW
Mountain with hiking, biking and bay views
Jaizkibel
58 min walk • Jaizkibel is a mountain range of the Basque Country located east of Pasaia, north of Lezo and west of Hondarribia, in Spain, with 547 m at the highest point. The range stretches south-west to north-east, where it plunges into the sea at the Cape Higuer.
3.7 miS
43°20'16"N • 1°47'20"W
Irungo Udaletxea / Mairie d'Irun, Irun
96 min walk • City hall
3.2 miS
Outdoor activities, Universities and schools
Plaiaundi, Irun
82 min walk • The Plaiaundi Ecology Park is a 24 -hectare coastal wetland lying where the Bidasoa River meets the sea in the Bay of Biscay. This is in the Basque country of northern Spain, close to the border with France. It is near Irun and Hondarribia in Gipuzkoa, Spain, and Hendaia in France.
2 miS
43°21'45"N • 1°47'29"W
Hondarribia, Hondarribia
52 min walk • Historical place, City hall
2 miS
43°21'47"N • 1°47'27"W
Nuestra Sra. de la Asunción y del Manzano, Hondarribia
51 min walk • Church
3.7 miS
43°20'20"N • 1°47'17"W
Palacio de Arbelaitz, Irun
94 min walk • Forts and castles
~1030 ftSE
43°23'23"N • 1°47'22"W
Castillo de San Telmo, Hondarribia
5 min walk • Forts and castles
2 miS
43°21'45"N • 1°47'37"W
Baluarte de la Reina, Hondarribia
52 min walk • City wall
2 miS
43°21'49"N • 1°47'28"W
Parador De Turismo El Emperador, Hondarribia
50 min walk • Forts and castles
~10 ftW
43°23'31"N • 1°47'31"W
Higer itsasargia
1 min walk • Lighthouse