Cabo de Gata Lighthouse and Níjar (Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park)

Cabo de Gata is a volcanic cape forming part of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park on Spain's southern coast in Almería province. Sources emphasize its geology, status as a protected natural reserve, arid climate (noted in some records as the driest place in the Iberian Peninsula), and popularity for tourism — especially the lighthouse (faro), beaches, coastal routes, and cycling. Travel and regional guides highlight the lighthouse area as an "instagrammable" spot and describe visitor access from the city of Almería. The supplied materials do not contain documented paranormal investigations, eyewitness accounts, or specific haunted incidents tied to the lighthouse or surrounding headlands. Instead, the area's association with the supernatural appears in cultural and folkloric framing: regional articles describe Cabo de Gata as "a place of myths and legends" and at least one piece references maritime folklore such as mermaids connected with nearby islets or coastal stories. These folkloric references are presented in tourism and regional-interest contexts rather than as verified paranormal phenomena. Given the nature of the sources (travel guides, regional journalism, and an encyclopedic entry), there is no authoritative timeline of supernatural claims, named entities, or investigative findings in the provided excerpts. The place's significance in the supplied material is primarily geological, environmental, and cultural/folkloric rather than evidentially paranormal.