The far distant shore 4

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I have been doing lots of things – things interesting for me. I've done a lot of traipsing around. I've been back to Ibiza, Spain. I first went there with Rick, three years ago. It's an interesting place to be. I've written quite a lot too. I've been writing in all sorts of funny places.

— Syd Barrett  

So the easy assumption is that the setting of "Opel" was inspired by something he had seen in a place where Syd had been before. Now let's forget the exact shore where Opel could be located and go and see some lands simply because they are the most evocative lands Syd could have seen, more or less related to the song.

The place most full of myths is surely Es Vedrà.

Located off the Southwest coast of Ibiza lies the mysterious rock island Es Vedra, almost 400 m in height, made of limestone and surrounded by many myths and legends. …
Ibiza is an island of mysteries and Es Vedra is one of them... both are considered places of transformation.

www.ibiza4all.org, "Es Vedra - Famous landmark and Mysterious Rock island"
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White, Bernard. "Syd Barrett Interview (jan 1970)." Terrapin: Magazine of the Syd Barrett Appreciation Society 17 (1975): 9. Print. http://www.sydbarrett.net/subpages/articles/syd_barrett_interview.htm
Ibiza 4 All. "Es Vedra - Famous landmark and Mysterious Rock island near Ibiza." Web. http://es-vedra.ibiza4all.org/
Mukherjee, Avisekh. http://www.flickr.com/photos/avisekh/3974430264/