Cabo de Palos, Spain

today is a windy day so what else but to pay hommage to the weather gods. so we went to cabo de palos. it is a cape and part of the "reserva marina de cabo de palos e Islas hormigas". it is also part of a small range of volcanic mounts that form a small peninsula. the mediterranean islands of grosa and the group known as the hormigas islands are part of this range, as well as the islands in the mar menor. the name "palos" is derived from the latin word palus, meaning lagoon. its lighthouse began operating on January 31, 1865.
this area has quite a history... according to pliny the elder (4 – 79 ad) and rufus festus avienus (4th century ad), there was once a temple dedicated to baal hammon (weather god and chief god of carthage) on the promontory of the cape, which later became associated with the cult of saturn.
and now i know why we went there today, during this stormy weather...Read more