# Es Colomer Viewpoint and Albercutx Watchtower What to do en Pollença and Cap de Formentor · Pollença and Cap de Formentor Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/pollenca-and-formentor/things-to-do/es-colomer-viewpoint · Revisado: 2026-11-13 - Duración: 30 min - Para quién: Everyone Viewpoint · 30 min · More than 200 m above the es Colomer islet · Free It is the first stop on the Formentor road: a balcony on the Punta de la Nau, more than 200 m above the sea, facing the islet of es Colomer. From here you see the Serra de Tramuntana and the Mediterranean. The islet painted by the Pollença School Es Colomer is about 300 m long and rises 112 m above the water. The painters of the Escola de Pollença and many artists who came through here from the end of the 19th century painted it again and again: for them it summed up the rugged coast of the sierra. The good light is the afternoon's, and at sunset groups gather to watch the sun go down over the sea. Antonio Parietti and his road At the viewpoint there is a monument to Antonio Parietti Coll, the engineer who designed the Formentor road and the viewpoint itself. Half an hour is enough to look out and see the monument. Climbing to the Albercutx watchtower At the top, at 380 m, you see the Albercutx watchtower, one of the lookout towers built between the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th against pirates. With Joan Binimelis's system, the tower keepers gave warning with smoke by day and fire by night, from tower to tower as far as Palma, in a little over half an hour; to Inca, sa Pobla or Campanet the warning arrived with messengers on foot or on horseback. Centuries later it was an observation post during the world wars and the Civil War: abandoned military installations remain, with drawings of aeroplanes on the walls, and the access track was opened by Republican prisoners from a nearby concentration camp. From the top you see Cap de Formentor, es Colomer, Pollença bay and the Cavall Bernat range. Several walking routes leave from the viewpoint, one of them to the tower. The town council does not publish its distance or time: ask at the Port tourist office before setting out, and bring water. By car or on the 334 The viewpoint is on the first stretch of the Ma-2210, between Port de Pollença and Formentor beach. In season (in 2026, 15 May to 18 October), from 10:00 to 22:00, you can drive past only while there is room in the beach car park: when it fills, the barrier at km 2, on the way out of the Port, closes to unauthorised vehicles. Stopping outside the marked spaces is fined. Line 334 stops at the viewpoint, and by bike it is the first stop on the ride to the lighthouse. The rest of the year access is free. ## Cómo llegar y contacto - Coordenadas: 39.93097, 3.11238 ## Cerca de aquí - [Formentor Beach](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/pollenca-and-formentor/things-to-do/formentor-beach), a 1.8 km - [Hotel Illa d'Or](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/pollenca-and-formentor/where-to-stay/hotel-illa-d-or), a 2.7 km - [Bóquer Valley to the cove](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/pollenca-and-formentor/things-to-do/cala-boquer), a 3.1 km - [Gran Cafe 1919](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/pollenca-and-formentor/where-to-eat/gran-cafe-1919), a 3.7 km - [Boat from Port de Pollença to Formentor beach](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/pollenca-and-formentor/things-to-do/boat-to-formentor-beach), a 3.9 km - [Travel Photo Session with Flor Galarza, from Port de Pollença](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/pollenca-and-formentor/things-to-do/port-de-pollenca-photoshoot), a 3.9 km - [Stay Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/pollenca-and-formentor/where-to-eat/stay-restaurant), a 3.9 km - [By bike from Port de Pollença to Formentor lighthouse](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/pollenca-and-formentor/things-to-do/bike-to-formentor-lighthouse), a 4.0 km ## Consejos ### Come in the afternoon The town council recommends the afternoon view; at the end of the day, the sun sets over the sea. ### Go up before 10:00 in summer Before that time there is no barrier or restriction. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Can I drive to the es Colomer viewpoint in summer? Yes, while there is room in the Formentor beach car park; if it fills, the barrier at the Port exit closes from 10:00 to 22:00. Bus 334 stops at the viewpoint. ### How long do I need? Half an hour to look out; longer if you walk up towards the Albercutx watchtower. ### Who was Parietti? Antonio Parietti Coll, the engineer who designed the Formentor road and the viewpoint; there is a monument to him there. ### Does it cost anything? No, the viewpoint is free to access. Destino: [Pollença and Cap de Formentor](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/balearic-islands/pollenca-and-formentor.md)