Location | Tremiti Islands, Italy |
---|---|
Coordinates | 42°06′23″N15°28′38″E / 42.1065°N 15.4773°E |
Tower | |
Construction | concrete (foundation), fiberglass (tower) |
Height | 4 m (13 ft) |
Shape | cylinder |
Markings | white |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | Italian Navy |
Light | |
First lit | 1990s |
Focal height | 48 m (157 ft) |
Range | 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl(3) W 10s |
Original light | |
Constructed | 1905 |
Construction | stone |
Height | 9 m (30 ft) |
Shape | octagonal prism |
Markings | white (tower), gray (dome) |
Deactivated | 1987 |
Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse (Italian : Faro di Punta del Diavolo) is an active lighthouse located on the western point of Isola San Domino, one of the Tremiti in Apulia on the Adriatic Sea. [1] [2]
The first lighthouse was built in 1905 and consists of a white octagonal prism stone tower, 9 feet (2.7 m) high, with balcony and lantern, rising from a 2-storey white keeper's house. On November 8, 1987, a mysterious explosion damaged the lighthouse, but the keeper, Domenico Calabrese, was off duty and survived. The lighthouse remained inactive until the 1990s. when a new white cylindrical fibreglass tower, 4 metres (13 ft) high, with light and gallery was established. The lantern, positioned at 48 metres (157 ft) above sea level, emits three white flashes in a 10 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and is managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3844 E.F. [2] [3] [4]
Bari Light, also known as Punta San Cataldo di Bari Lighthouse is an active lighthouse placed at the base of Molo San Cataldo, on the west side of the harbour of Bari on the Adriatic Sea, in the southern region of Apulia, Italy.
Zannone Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in the northern part of Zannone in the Pontine Islands on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Punta di Capel Rosso lighthouse or Punta Rossa is an active lighthouse on Isola del Giglio on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Capo Grosso Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Levanzo Island placed at the extremity of Capo Grosso, the northernmost point of the Island.
Punta Torre Canne Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in the homonymous village in the municipality of Fasano. The place takes the name from an ancient coastal tower built in the 16th century to protect the coast from the Turks, and from the presence of giant cane.
Scoglietto Lighthouse Italian: Faro dello Scoglietto is an active lighthouse located on the summit of a rocky islet without vegetation located in front of Portoferraio in the Piombino Channel at 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) from Punta Capo Bianco and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Punta Falconaia.
Capo Peloro Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in Punta del Faro on the Strait of Messina, the most north-eastern promontory of Sicily, settled in the Province of Messina, the place closest to Calabria.
Punta San Cataldo di Lecce Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the eastern point of San Cataldo di Lecce in the Salentine Peninsula 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Lecce on the Adriatic Sea.
Punta del Fortino Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at the end of the south western point of the Bay of Sapri, Campania on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Punta Imperatore Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located atop an impressive overhanging promontory in the westernmost point of Ischia, Campania on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The lighthouse serves Naples as sighting approach.
Punta Pioppeto Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the northernmost promontory of Procida, Campania on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Punta Vagno Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the same name Cape at the east entrance of the Port of Genoa, Liguria on the Ligurian Sea.
San Benedetto del Tronto Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the waterfront of San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche on the Adriatic Sea.
Punta Filetto Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the Isola Santa Maria, which makes part of the Maddalena archipelago, on the northern point of the island facing Barrettinelli di Fuori Lighthouse from which it is 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) away. The island is in the municipality of La Maddalena on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Punta Sardegna Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the northern end of the granite promontory of Punta Sardegna, in front of the Maddalena archipelago, in the municipality of Palau on the Strait of Bonifacio.
Capo Santa Croce Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at the extreme tip of the cape, marking the northern end of the Gulf in the municipality of Augusta on the Ionian Sea.
Capo Zafferano Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at the extreme tip of the homonymy promontory, under a steep ridge, that marks the eastern entrance to the port of Palermo. The lighthouse is in the municipality of Santa Flavia on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Punta Beppe Tuccio Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the north eastern tip of the island of Linosa which makes part of the Pelagie Islands in the Channel of Sicily.
Punta Lingua Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the south eastern tip of the island of Salina, which makes part of the Aeolian Islands, in the municipality of Santa Marina Salina on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Punta Ferraione Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the eastern tip of a small bay which delimits the harbour of the island of Capraia in the Tuscan Archipelago on the Tyrrhenian Sea.