Vaccarecce lighthouse

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The Vaccarecce lighthouse or ancient Giglio lighthouse is a lighthouse in the Tyrrhenian Sea designed in 1830 and completed sometime in the 1850s. The lighthouse is no longer operational. The structure is situated on a hill to the north of the village of Giglio Castello in the Italian municipal area Isola del Giglio on the island of Giglio. [1] It is a maritime lighthouse but was originally used to light the island. [2]

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The masonry lighthouse complex includes an octagonal[ verification needed ] tower atop of a rectangular building. The tower has three floors and includes a wraparound balcony and a terrace at the top (former base of the now-lost lantern). [1]

History

The lighthouse was finished 1850. Attempts were mad to have the structure light the entire island but this proved impossible given its focal plane was too high. In 1883 a new Fenaio lighthouse  [ it ] was built by the Regia Marina, the Italian Navy. [3]

In June 2015, after 10 years of disuse, the lighthouse was purchased by Roger Vivier's creative director, Gherardo Felloni. [4] [5] The compound is now residential and includes galleries, historical private lodging, and several estate gardens and surrounded by grape vines and pine woods. [6] [7] Since 2020, more than 2,000 trees and plants have been added to the space. [8]

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