Cap de Barbaria lighthouse

Green route 8 heads south from Sant Francesc Xavier through farmland, with almond trees, vineyards and fig trees behind dry-stone walls. The last stretch crosses woodland and then turns bare and rocky, with low rosemary, fennel and thyme: the cape was forest until it was cut down for charcoal.

Close to the route lie the prehistoric sites of Cap de Barbaria, settled in the Bronze Age, from about 1600 to 1000 BC. The largest had nine connected rooms, used as homes, workshops and animal shelters. Near the lighthouse stands Torre des Garroveret, a watchtower built in 1763 on a cliff above the sea.

Far des Cap de Barbaria is the lighthouse at the end of the road in Julio Medem's film Lucía y el sexo, and on clear days you can see the mountains of the Spanish mainland. Then ride back the way you came.