LIGHTHOUSES EUROPE POSTCARDS

                         

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 thank you for your help in creating a collection 
 of lighthouses.

LITHUANIA
HORSES LIGHTHOUSE
Curonian Spit / PERVALKA

 

LITHUANIA
UOSTADVARIS
Vente Cape / Curonian Lagoon

LIGHTHOUSE

Uostadvaris village is situated 5 kilometers from Rusnė, 

on the left riverbank of Atmata River, in the island of Rusnė.

It is a part of Nemunas estuary Regional Park. In 1907 the water-lifting station was built here. It is a steam turbine, which absorbs the water excess from grasslands and pours it to Nemunas River. There are a lighthouse and a polder museum in Uostadvaris. Lighthouse is no longer used for navigation, but now it is the best place to view the panorama of Uostadvaris.

lighthouse was build 1876. Inactive since 1986. 12 m (39 ft) octagonal cylindrical brick tower with lantern and gallery, attached by a covered passageway to a 1-1/2 story brick keeper's house. 

LITHUANIA
UOSTADVARIS

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LITHUANIA
CAPE VENTE

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LITHUANIA
PERVALKA / HORSES

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LITHUANIA
NIDA

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LITHUANIA
MEMEL / KLAIPEDA

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LITHUANIA
MEMEL / KLAIPEDA
NORTH MOLE LIGHT

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Lithuanian ŠVYTURYS /LIGHTHOUSE/
 Beer anniversary
 unique limited edition
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HORSES LIGHTHOUSE
Curonian Spit / PERVALKA
LITHUANIA

The lighthouse was constructed in 1900 in the Curonian Lagoon beside Pervalka, behind Agilos gulf, facing Horses Cape rising across Birstvynas. It was reconstructed twice. Currently in action. Is reachable by a ship and can be seen from the Curonian Spit shore.

OLD KLAIPĖDA
LIGHTHOSE

KLAIPĖDA 
HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE

NIDA 
LIGHTHOUSE
This is one of the largest lighthouses on Lithuanian seacoast.  
A 27 meter high lighthouse of red bricks was built in 1874. 
The cobble-stone path of 200 stairs led to the lighthouse which has still remained in present. 
 Before building the lighthouse the Urbo hill (51.4 m height) was planted with pine trees. 
It has been assumed in the world that every lighthouse is different in its shape, color and sent signals so another you will find nowhere else. During the World War II it was blown up, 
restored in 1953, and later reconstructed. 
Nida's present lighthouse is made of ferroconcrete and painted in red-white horizontal lines. The tower is 29.3 m high. It sends flashlight signals, which are seen 41 km to the sea (22 sea miles).The crystal lens was made in Iziumi factory in Charkov district (Ukraine). Before it was installed in the lighthouse, the lens won an award on the exhibition in France. There are 6 bulbs on the tower, but only one is used at a time. If the bulb burns out, another one turns on automatically. Flesh signals are sent only during the night. The light turns on and off automatically by natural daylight. Radio signals are send all the time. The lighthouse has an autonomic power station. The goal of the Nida Lighthouse is to help sailors orienteering in the Baltic Sea. The flash signs (two short and one long) tell them that there is no seaport here. This lighthouse, as well as the lighthouse in Klaipeda, is included in the world book of light signals, marked on the sea navigation maps and described in pilot books.

NIDA 
HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE

CAPE VENTE

LIGHTHOUSE

Ventė Cape  is a headland in Nemunas Delta, located in Šilutė district, Lithuania. It is known as a rest place for many birds during their migrations, particularly the autumn migration. One of the first bird ringing stations in Europe, still in operation, was opened here in 1929.
The Cape, being in the former Memel Territory, was part of Germany until 1919. The Teutonic Knights erected a castle here, called Windenburg, but it no longer exists. There is an 11-metre-high lighthouse, built in 1863 during the Prussian period, though currently it is not in use.

 ISSUE 2013
VENTE CAPE 
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ISSUE 2013
KLAIPĖDA HARBOR 
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ships in port is safe, but whether they are intended for?
Wiliam G.T.Shedd





LATVIA

LATVIA

Ventspils port

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LATVIA
KOLKA

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ESTONIA



from ESTONIA

 ESTONIA
KOPU 
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ESTONIA
KASMU TULETORN

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ESTONIA
HARA TULETORN

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ESTONIA
SUURUPI ALUMINE / ULEMINE

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ESTONIA
VERGI TULETORN

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SORU LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1934

ESTONIA
SAAREMAA
SORVE

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ESTONIA
SAAREMAA
KIIPSAARE
Lighthouse

ESTONIA / EESTI
KIHNU

The small Estonian island of Kihnu lies off the beaten track, and is a real treat for visitors who do not like crowds of tourists, prefer to travel on their own or in a small group, want to immerse themselves in ancient culture or simply relax on the beach or in the woods.
Rootsikula in the south is home to the island’s lighthouse, a 29-meter white conical metal tower with a round beacon and a red roof built entirely of metal plates made by the Dividale Company in Staffordshire, England, and shipped in parts to the island in 1864. Next to the lighthouse is an automatic weather station and a memorial stone dedicated to the legendary seafarer Kihnu Jonn, the island’s most famous son.

KURESSAARE
LIGHTHOUSE

ESTONIA / EESTI
PARNU




POLAND

POLAND
LIGHTHOUSES

POLSKA
LATARNIA MORSKA
ROZEWIE

ROZEWIE LIGHTHOUSE
Cape Rozewie (German: Rixhöft) is a headland on the Baltic coast of Poland, in Pomeranian Voivodeship. It was formerly thought to be the most northerly point in Poland, but since measurements carried out in December 2000, that distinction is now given to a nearby beach in Jastrzębia Góra (Habichtsberg), marked by the "Northern Star" obelisk on the clifftop. Rozewie is site of a lighthouse and a nature reserve. Both Rozewie and Jastrzębia Góra are parts of the town of Władysławowo (Großendorf).
Lighthouse was completed in 1822 after a year of construction. Initially, the light source was a rapeseed oil fired lamp in the lantern room but this was replaced in 1866 by the Fresnel apparatus, also oil-fired. Ten years later it was finally replaced by a kerosene lamp.
This lighthouse is linked with a legend created by the elderly lighthouse keeper Leon Wzorek that Stefan Zeromski wrote his novel “The Wind from the Sea” here (there is a small monument and a commemorative plaque). The lighthouse is made up of two parts, the first is built from brick and resembles a broad, truncated cone, and the second, standing on top, is made from metal. Of the three observation galleries only the lowest is open to the public.

Currently, the light source is an optical system made up of 20 reflector bulbs, 10 on each rotating panel. The tower is now 33m, the height of the light is 83.2m above sea level and the range is 26.0 nautical miles. The attraction here is the Lighthouse Museum. Exhibits include a presentation about the evolution of lighthouses from ancient times until today, models of lighthouses and their locations, and a rotating table with a Fresnel lens to name but a few.

POLAND LIGHTHOUSES

POLAND
KOLOBRZEG
LIGHTHOUSE

The original Kołobrzeg lighthouse was built by the Germans in 1899
when the Polish coastline was part of Germany and the city was known as Kolberg. 
In 1909, a new lighthouse was built at the site of the current lighthouse, 
which is also a 19th century Prussian fortress.





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POLAND
STILO
LIGHTHOUSE

POLAND

GASKI

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POLAND
KRYNICA MORSKA
LATARNIA MORSKA

Construction of the lighthouse here began in June 1894. The structure was however blown up in 1945 by the retreating German soldiers. A new lighthouse was built only at the beginning of the 1950’s in accordance with a design supplied by the Gdansk Polytechnic. It began operating in the summer of 1951. It was built from concrete blocks and has the shape of a truncated cone with an internal staircase climbing to the top.

The observation gallery has views of the open sea and the Vistula Lagoon, from the land side Tolmicko and Frombork and with good visibility even the lights of the Hel Peninsula and Gdansk.

POLAND
HEL
LIGHTHOUSE

ČESKA REPUBLIKA

ČESKA REPUBLIKA
MAJAK ŠROTIK 





UKRAINE




UKRAINE
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USSR / SOVIET UNION
ODESSA
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UKRAINE

 ODESSA
New Vorontsov

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UKRAINE
Belosaraysky

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 Azov Sea

UKRAINE
BIRJUCHYI
LIGHTHOUSE
AZOV SEA

RUSSIA

RUSSIA

CRIMEA

HERSONES

LIGHTHOUSE

CRIMEA

TARKHANKUT

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RUSSIA
Sakhalin
Sea of Okhotsk
ANIVA
 LIGHTHOUSE

The Aniva lighthouse was built by the Japanese in 1939, on a chunk of rock off the southern coast of Sakhalin, a thin 950 km long island situated just east of Russia, between the sea of Japan and Russia’s Sea of Okhotsk. The island was largely uninhabited until the 1800′s, when both Japan and Russia became interested in annexing it. That led to years of conflict, retrenchment, and buildup of military forces, with both nations agreeing to split the island across the 50th parallel. A ring of light-houses were built on Sakhalin’s rocky coast to signal incoming troop carriers and merchant ships. After around 50 years of sharing the island, the Russians annexed it all in the Second World War, causing some half a million Japanese to be evacuated back to Hokkaido. In 1951 the Treaty of San Francisco was signed, officially handing tenure of the island over to the Russians, though plenty of territorial issues remain over surrounding, smaller islands.

 RUSSIA

VLADIVOSTOK
peninsula of Basargin
BASARGIN
 LIGHTHOUSE

 RUSSIA
VLADIVOSTOK
EGERSHELD
 LIGHTHOUSE
ANNO 1876

Founded in 1876, the Egersheld Lighthouse reckons among the oldest lighthouses in the Far East. For over one hundred years it serves not only as the main landmark for seamen who enter the Port of Vladivostok, but also as one of its key attractions, 
which is always included in the tourists' must-visit lists.
The lighthouse stands at the extremity of the narrow stony spit - Tokarevskaya Koshka - that juts out in the sea from the namesake cape. It is considered Vladivostok's utmost southern continental point, and there is only the sea abyss further. 
The 750-meter long spit is artificially raised and has a form of a dam.
Strong tidal currents near the Tokarevsky Cape und shallow waters that make difficulties for passing ships called forth lighthouse's construction. The Egersheld Lighthouse was built in order to ensure safe passage to the Port of Vladivostok through Eastern Bosphorus Strait 
for ships coming from Amur Bay's side.

It was named in honor of Peter the Great Bay's legendary explorer, captain second rank Gustav Egersheld. In the year 1860, corvette 'Griden' arrived in Vladivostok under his command and spent almost a year in the Zolotoy Rog Bay, hunting and supplying the posts on the South-Ussuri Krai's coast with provision. The crew built barracks and officer's outhouse, raised workshop's and smithy's walls, equipped boat wharf with crane on the bay's northern coast.






RUSSIA
KALININGRAD 
Tourist Complex "Fishing Village"
 Tourist Complex "Fishing Village" - the heart of Kaliningrad.

 Red-roofed buildings and colourful exteriors illustrate the charm of old Koenigsberg.

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RUSSIA
RIVER CIMLA
LIGHTHOUSE

RUSSIA
PETER CANAL
LIGHTHOUSE

RUSSIA
KRONSHTADT
FORT KRONSHLOT
LIGHTHOUSE
ANNO 1891




RUSSIA
Lighthouse and Church 
on the rock in Bolshoy Utrish

RUSSIA
ANAPA
LIGHTHOUSE

RUSSIA
GELENDZHIK
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RUSSIA
OLD SAINT PETERSBURG 
The ROSTRAL COLUMNS
LIGHTHOUSES  
The Rostral Columns were originally intended to serve as beacons and originally were topped by a light in the form of a Greek brazier and lit by oil. The braziers have been removed and the tops of the columns refitted with gas torches that continue to be lit on ceremonial occasions.

RUSSIA
BALTIYSK /PILLAU/
LIGHTHOUSE and monument to
PETER the Great
A Prussian fishing village sprang up on the coast at some point in the 13th century, 
taking its name from pils, the Old Prussian word for "fort". 
A great tempest created the navigable lagoon in front of the village on 10 September 1510. 
This fostered the growth of Pillau into an important port of the Duchy of Prussia.
 A blockhouse was constructed in 1537, 
followed by a system of storehouses in 1543 and the earliest fortifications in 1550.
During the Thirty Years' War, the Swedes occupied the harbour in the aftermath of their victory over the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. 
King Gustavus Adolphus landed there with his rein-forcements in May 1626. After the ceasefire of Altmark (1629) the Swedes retained Pillau and set out upgrading its fortifications. They constructed a star fort which remains one of the town's landmarks. 
By the end of the 17th century, the town had expanded considerably. A lighthouse and a stone church were built. Peter the Great of Russia visited Pillau on three occasions, the first being in 1697, in connection with his Great Embassy to Western Europe. 
There is a statue of the Tsar next to the lighthouse. 
After Pillau was granted Magdeburg rights in 1725, the town hall was constructed. This Baroque edifice, inaugurated in May 1745, was destroyed at the end of World War II.
Russian forces occupied the town during the Seven Years' War and built a small Orthodox church there. The event is commemorated by the equestrian statue of Empress Elizabeth (2004). 
In June 1807 Pillau was stormed by Napoleon's Grand Army. No outstanding events took place during the rest of the 19th century. Records of a Scottish "Colony" established here in 1815 ap-peared in a 1890 Publication, although their authenticity is questionable. 
The lighthouse was built up to a height of 31,38 meters, 
and the entire fortress was updated and rebuilt by the Prussians in 1871.
On 15 November 1901 the Königsberg Canal was opened between Pillau and Königsberg. Constructed at a staggering cost of 13 million marks, the waterway allowed vessels of a 21 foot draught to moor alongside the city or to sail to the capital of East Prussia without stopping at Pillau. This dealt a serious blow to the town's economy.

from RUSSIA
AMAZING LIGHTHOUSE

from RUSSIA

RUSSIA
BLACK SEA
CAPE MEGANOM
CRIMEA
LIGHTHOUSE

RUSSIA
BLACK SEA
SOCHI
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RUSSIA
YALTA 
Swallow's Nest
Black Sea 

RUSSIA
YALTA
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Black Sea

ROMANIA

ROMANIA 
Constanta Harbour
CAROL I 
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 WALES
 St.Seiriol passing
Puffin Island
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 Island of Man
 Douglas
Port Skillon
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 Island of Man
 S.S.King Orry passing
Douglas
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AMAZING SCOTLAND

SCOTLAND
NEAR ARBROATH
BELL ROCK 
LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1807




SCOTLAND
DUNCASBY HEAD
JOHN O,GROATS
LIGHTHOUSE
ANNO 1924

 SCOTLAND
CHANONRY POINT
LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1846

 SCOTLAND
NEAR LOCHINVER
STOER HEAD
LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1870

 SCOTLAND
TARBAT NESS
LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1830

SCOTLAND
CLOCH POINT
LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1797

SCOTLAND








GREAT BRITAIN
PLYMOUTH
Smeatons Old 
LIGHTHOUSE

ENGLAND
DEVON
EDDYSTONE ROCK
LIGHTHOUSE
1698
The most famous lighthouse in the British Isles is probably the Eddystone, built on a small and very dangerous rock 13 miles south west of Plymouth.
There have been four separate lighthouses built here. The original tower, completed in 1698, was the first lighthouse to be built on a small rock in the open sea.
Winstanley’s Tower 1698 - 1703
Rudyerd’s Tower 1709 - 1755
Smeaton’s Tower 1759 - 1882
Douglass’s Tower - 1882 Onwards

Winstanley’s Tower 
1698 - 1703

Rudyerd’s Tower 
1709 - 1755

Smeaton’s Tower 
1759 - 1882

ENGLAND
YOURKSHIRE
SPURN POINT
LIGHTHOUSE

TYNEMOUTH PRIORY AND CASTLE
TUNE NORTH PIER
LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1903

ENGLAND
DORSET
ISLE OF PORTLAND
PORTLAND BILL 
LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1906

ENGLAND
YORKSHIRE
NORD SEA
FLAMBOROUGH HEAD
LIGHTHOUSE
A lighthouse was first established at Flamborough by Sir John Clayton in 1669, but was never kindled. The name Flamborough was first thought to be derived from it being the place of the flame, but in the domesday book the word is spelt "Flaneberg", possibly from the Saxon "Flaen" meaning a dart, which the shape of the headland resembles.
The present lighthouse, designed by architect Samuel Wyatt, was built by John Matson of Bridlington in 1806 at a cost of £8,000. It was first lit on 1st December of that year. The original lighting apparatus was designed by George Robinson and consisted of a rotating vertical shaft to which was fixed twenty one parabolic reflectors, seven on each of the three sides of the frame. Red glass covered reflectors on each side, giving for the first time in lighthouse characteristics two white flashes followed by one red flash. This was an innovation quickly adopted elsewhere. The lighthouse was oil-burning, with an equivalent candle power of 13,860.
Flamborough Lighthouse was automated in early 1996, the keepers leaving on 8 May. The existing aids to navigation were retained with standard Trinity House equipment replacing the lampchanger and optic drive. The fog signal was refurbished and a standard fog detector fitted. The lighthouse is now controlled and monitored from
 the Trinity House Operations and Planning Centre at Harwich.

ENGLAND
WIRRAL
IRISH SEA
NEW BRIGHTON
LIGHTHOUSE

New Brighton is a British seaside resort forming part of the town of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in the metropolitan county of Merseyside, England. It is located at the northeastern tip of the Wirral Peninsula, within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, 
and has sandy beaches which line the Irish Sea.
The New Brighton Lighthouse was originally known as Perch Rock Lighthouse. Construction of the present structure began in 1827 (though a light had been maintained on the rock since 1683). It is a free-standing, white-painted granite tower. Since 1 October 1973 it has not been in use as a lighthouse, having been superseded by modern navigational technology. 
These days the lighthouse is maintained by the Kingham family.

ENGLAND
NORFOLK
HAPPISBURGH
LIGHTHOUSE

Happisburgh Lighthouse is the oldest working light in East Anglia, 
and the only independently run lighthouse in Great Britain.
1789 During a severe winter storm 70 sailing ships and 600 men were lost off the Norfolk Coast. An inquiry, which drew attention to the complete lack of warning lights between the fire beacon at Cromer and the candle-powered light at Winterton, resulted in Trinity House building two lighthouses at Happisburgh: the LOW LIGHT on the Cliff Top 
and the HIGH LIGHT (the present lighthouse) 400 yards inland.
1791 Both Lighthouses came into operation on the evening of New Year's Day, illumination being by many candles housed in the lantern surmounting each tower. By keeping both lights in line, vessels were guided around the southern end of the sands 
and onto the sheltered stretch of water known as 'The Would'.

ENGLAND
WAVENEY
SUFFOLK
SOUTHWOLD
LIGHTHOUSE
ANNO 1890

Great Britain
GIBRALTAR 
IBERIAN PENINSULA

Great Britain
SOUTH FORELAND
LIGHTHOUSE

The Goodwin Sands cover a huge area of the English Channel between the South Foreland Lighthouse and Ramsgate. 
The sandbank - hidden below the sea for most of the time – has been a graveyard for ships and mariners alike.
Since the 14th century there have been warning lights positioned on the White Cliffs, which overlook the Sands, to warn shipping of this hazard. 
In 1367 Brother Nicholas de Legh who led a solitary life in the small village of St Margaret’s, which lies close to the Sands, hung a lantern on the cliff face in order to warn the sailors of the danger.

Great Britain
SOUTER / TYNE and WEAR
LIGHTHOUSE 

Great Britain
GRINSBY
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE
ROYAL DOCK TOWER

Great Britain
BEACHY HEAD / EASTBOURNE
Southern England / East Sussex
1902
It is said that as early as 1670 a light shone to guide passing vessels from the top of the cliffs at Beachy Head, the 90 metres high seaward termination of the Sussex Downs.
In 1828 James Walker erected Belle Toute Lighthouse, a 14 metre high circular tower, on the headland. This remained in operation till 1899 when it was abandoned due to being frequently shrouded in mist and threatened with collapse because of recurrent falls of chalk from the cliff.
In 1902 under the direction of Sir Thomas Matthews, the Trinity House Engineer-in-Chief, the present lighthouse was brought into service, sited about 165 metres seawards from the base of the cliffs. It took two years to complete and involved building a coffer-dam and a cableway from the top of the cliffs to carry materials down to the site.
3,660 tons of Cornish granite were used in the construction of the tower.
Beachy Head lighthouse was automated and demanned in June 1983. It is monitored 24 hours a day from the Trinity House Operations & Planning Centre at Harwich in Essex.




Great Britain
NORFOLK
LIGHTHOUSE

Great Britain
HURT CASTLE
HAMPSHIRE
LIGHTHOUSE

Great Britain
START POINT
LIGHTHOUSE

ENGLISH CHANNEL
CHANNEL ISLANDS
SARK
LIGHTHOUSE
1913
Sark is the smallest of the Channel Islands, and, despite being Crown Property, is ruled by a Seigneur (feudal lord of manor). It is a mere 3 miles long and 2 miles wide, the north and south parts being almost separate islands joined only by a narrow strip of land. Mervyn Peak described the outline of Sark as being "wasp waisted" in his novel set on the island, "Mr Pye".

ENGLISH CHANNEL
CHANNEL ISLANDS
JERSEY
CORBIERE
LIGHTHOUSE

WALES
 Nawport Mon
LIGHTHOUSE

NORTH-EAST
IRELAND

 St.JOHN POINT
LIGHTHOUSE
There are a couple of St John’s Point Lighthouses in Ulster, but as beautiful as the Donegal one is, it is the County Down which sports the rather individual black and yellow colour scheme. Located at the northern tip of Dundrum Bay, the lighthouse started operation in 1844. Two years later, the captain of the SS Great Britain mistook the new lighthouse for the Chicken Rock Lighthouse on the Isle of Mann and ran aground on Dundrum Bay. The captain later blamed out-of-date sea charts for the accident. The SS Great Britain had been built by the ever industrious and entrepreneurial Isambard Kingdom Brunel and he wasn’t going to give up on his ship. He travelled to the scene and commenced a huge and successful operation to refloat the ship.
At 45 feet in height (a total of 62 feet above sea level) and fitted with a whale-oil burning lamp, St John’s Point Lighthouse was later improved by increasing its height to 102 feet. Various upgrades to the light have been made over the years, first to gas powered lamps, then to paraffin and most recently to electricity. 

IRELAND
COUNTRY DONEGAL
FANAD HEAD
LIGHTHOUSE
1811
Fanad Head The Fanad Peninsula lies between Lough Swilly and Mulroy Bay on the north coast of County Donegal. The peninsula is a slow-moving area with lots of lovely walks. One of the most popular walks is to the saddle between Callaghpatrick (741 feet (228 m)) and the main ridge. If you follow the obvious vertical slab of rock up onto the ridge, you can reach the summit of Cnoc Colbha (1,190 feet (366 m)). The gentle ridge affords excellent views of the magnificent golden sands of Portsalon and Ballymastocker Bay. If you travel southwards, the views extend north to Fanad Head lighthouse. Continuing on to the lighthouse, you will come across a holy well covered with offerings and an impressive cliff arch called the Great Arch.
Fanad Head lighthouse sits on the end of the peninsula on the western shore. Because of its location it can safeguard ships in the North Atlantic and the entrance to Swilly Lough.
The lighthouse was built as a result of the Saldana being wrecked on the treacherous rocks below the Head with all lives lost. The only survivor was a parrot, which was identified by a silver collar with the name of the ship on it. The Dublin Ballast Board recommended that the lighthouse be built after being petitioned to do so by Captain Hill of the Royal Navy stationed at Londonderry. He said, after sailing the northwest coast from Lough Foyle to Blacksod Bay many times, that he felt the Saldana would not been lost had Fanad Head been lighted.

IRELAND
COUNTRY CLARE
LOOP HEAD
LIGHTHOUSE
The enchanting Loophead Lighthouse is located at the tip of the Loop Head Peninsula which is the furthest point west on the Clare coastline. The wild and rugged Atlantic coastline, contrasting sharply with the sheltered Shannon Estuary truly sets a breathtaking backdrop to this lighthouse. This tower style lighthouse was constructed in 1854 and was operated and maintained by a keeper who lived within the lighthouse compound. In January 1991, the lighthouse was converted to automatic operation and today is in the care of an attendant and is also monitored by the Commissioner of Lights from their base in Dun Laoghaire. 

Hook Lighthouse
 in County Wexford
 is described by the Lonely Planet Guide as "a little plump lighthouse,
 the grand-daddy of all lighthouses" and has been voted number one lighthouse in the world.
Lighthouses have a magic and mysticism of their own,
 none more so than the 13th Century Hook, 
marking the entrance to Waterford Harbour for at least 2000 years. 
One of the oldest operational lighthouses in the world,
 the present structure dates back 800 years ago to the Medieval tower of Hook. 
Today, there is a visitor centre.

NORTHERN IRELAND
Dohaghadee Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Donaghadee County Down, Northern Ireland. Donaghadee is probably best known for its lighthouse and harbour. There has been a haven for ships at Donaghadee (locally known colloquially as the 'Dee') for centuries, and there has also existed a harbour since at least the 17th century.

UNITED KINGDOM
CORNISH
Cornwall / Cornish is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area of England, within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is a peninsula bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of 536,000 and covers an area of 3,563 km2 (1,376 sq mi). The administrative centre, and only city in Cornwall, is Truro, although the town of St Austell has the largest population.

PORTLAND BILL LIGHTHOUSE 1716
Portland Bill and Chesil Beach are the graveyards of many vessels that failed to reach Weymouth or Portland Roads. The Portland Race is caused by the meeting of the tides between the Bill and the Shambles sandbank about 3 miles SE. Strong currents break the sea so fiercely that from the shore a continuous disturbance can be seen. Portland Bill Lighthouse guides vessels heading for Portland and Weymouth through these hazardous waters as well as acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel. The Shambles sandbank is marked by a red sector light.

CORNISH LIGHTHOUSES

1. BISHOP ROCK LIGHTHOUSE 1858

Bishop Rock Lighthouse stands on a rock ledge 46m long by 16m wide, 4 miles west of the Scilly Isles. The rocks rise sheer from a depth of 45m and are exposed to the full force of the Atlantic Ocean making this one of the most hazardous and difficult sites for the building of a lighthouse. The rocks around the Scilly Isles caused the wreck of many ships over the years including the loss of Sir Cloudesley Shovel's squadron of the British Fleet in 1707 in which 2,000 men died. The Elder Brethren of Trinity House decided that the lighting of the Scilly Isles, which at that time consisted of only the old lighthouse at St. Agnes, was inadequate, and resolved to build a lighthouse on the most westerly danger, the Bishop Rock.

2.ROUND ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE 1887

The lighthouse on Round Island was built in 1887 and automated in 1987.
Round Island, the most northerly outpost of the Scillies is a 40m mass of granite, the top forming a platform on which Trinity House built a lighthouse and dwellings in 1887 under conditions of extreme difficulty.The sheer rock face made the unloading of building materials almost impossible.
Today the only access, apart from by helicopter, is by a flight of steps cut into the solid rock.

3.LYNMOUTH FORELAND LIGHTHOUSE 1900

Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse was established by Trinity House in 1900 as a further aid to navigation in the Bristol Channel, 20 miles east of Bull Point. The station was electrified in 1975. The round white tower is 15 metres in height, 
set on the extremity of the headland 2 miles E.N.E. of Lynmouth.

There is a cliff top walk to the foreland along the path leading from the old inn near Countisbury. It is a very long and impressive route along the headland and thence skirting round the cliffs to the lighthouse. Here the rugged track stands some 150 metres above sea level and magnificent views can be had all round. Grass gives way to a well worn footpath along the very side of the sloping cliff itself, and after a walk of about two miles one has to start descending down these tracks to the lighthouse on the point, well below the crest of the headland. At times this walk is very hazardous but never really dangerous provided care is taken. The hardest part is the return journey back up the cliff and along the path - there is in fact a lighthouse service road a little further along the A39 which makes it an easy, but not quite so spectacular visit.

4.TREVOSE HEAD LIGHTHOUSE 1847

A lighthouse was first proposed for this area of the North Cornish coast as early as 1809 there being no light at that time to guide ships trading in the Bristol Channel other than the Longships to the south and the old Lundy light to the north.
The position was further considered by Trinity House in 1813 and again in 1832, but it was not until 1st December 1847 that an oil light comprising wicks backed with reflectors, was first lit at Trevose Head.

UNITED KINGDOM
CORNISH
St.ANTONY
lighthouse
 anno 1835

Saint Anthony's Lighthouse is situated at the eastern entrance to Falmouth Harbour thus guiding vessels clear of the Manacles rocks, south of the harbour entrance.
Even in the seventeenth century rudimentary navigational aids were employed. The Killigrew family flew a large red flag from an elm tree denoting wind direction, however this was eventually taken down in 1779 to avoid its being used by invading fleets.
St. Anthony's Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1835.

UNITED KINGDOM
CORNISH
PENDEEN WATCH
lighthouse
anno 1891

ICELAND

ICELAND
SAXHOLSBJARG
LIGHTHOUSE

ICELAND
NEAR BOLUNGARVIK
WESTFJORD
LIGHTHOUSE

ICELAND
NEAR SVALBARDSEYRI
LIGHTHOUSE

ICELAND
DYRHOLAEY LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1910
present light built in 1927




FINLAND

FINLAND
MARJANIEMI
LIGHTHOUSE
Lighthouse is located in the village of Marjaniemi 
at the westernmost point of Hailuoto island on the Gulf of Bothnia.

FROM FINLAND

FROM FINLAND

FINLAND
NEAR HELSINKI
LIGHTHOUSE

FINLAND





SWEDEN

SWEDEN

SWEDEN

SWEDEN
NORDKOSTER
LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1849

SWEDEN
GOTLAND
HOBURG FUR
LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1846

SWEDEN
ORESUND
KULLENS FUR
LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1896

NORGE / NORWAY

 NORWAY
  LINDESNES FUR
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NORWAY 
VESTERALEN
ANDENES FUR 
ANNO 1859





NORWAY 
ALNES
LIGHTHOUSE 

NORWAY

FEISTEIN

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NORWAY
LIGHTHOUSE

NORWAY
NORDFJORD
OLDEN
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DENMARK

DENMARK

SKAGEN FUR

LIGHTHOUSE

DENMARK

NR.LYNGVIG FUR

LIGHTHOUSE

DENMARK
ZEALAND
STEVNS KLINT
LIGHTHOUSE

DENMARK

BORNHOLM
DUEODDE LIGHTHOUSE



 

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DENMARK

DENMARK
BOVBJERG FYR

DENMARK
LIMFJORD
GRISETAODDE
FYR





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DENMARK 
TERRITORY





DENMARK

DENMARK

DENMARK

 

DENMARK
BLAVANDSHUK FUR
LIGHTHOUSE
The lighthouse 'Blåvandshuk Fyr' is situated on Denmark's westernmost dune. The characteristic, white 40 metres high sectored light was build around the year 1900 and stands 55 metres above sea level. From the top of the lighthouse you can enjoy the quite amazing sight over the area, the sea and the offshore windmill farm, which is established 14 km from the shore. In the house of the lighthouse keeper, right next to the lighthouse, you can see an exhibition about the offshore windmill farm. Around the lighthouse you will find a number of concrete bunkers from World War 2.
This lighthouse has many advantages. It stands right by the best bathing beach in Denmark, it is pretty high and dominates the skyline. It was made famous in 1938 with the film „Blåvand melder Storm“ (Blåvand reports storm). Blåvand radio often reports about dramatic rescues in the North Sea. 
The lighthouse was built on the foundations of the 1888 light. The impressive lighthouse now belongs to the parish of Blåvand and can be visited. The local authority has realised it's value to tourism and now owns and maintains the lighthouse. Many thousands of people climb the 165 steps to the platform, from where they have apparently the greatest view in Denmark.

DENMARK
STRIB FUR
LIGHTHOUSE
ANNO 1900

DENMARK

RUBJERG KNUDE

LIGHTHOUSE
The light in Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse was lit for the first time the 27. December 1900.  The lighthouse was built on the coastal slope’s highest point 60 metres above sea level and a good 200 metres inland.The lighthouse tower is 23 metres high, and, when the lighthouse was built, it was 200 metres inland; and there were no large dunes around it.  With time the sea moved in closer, and, simultaneously, the wind blew large amounts of sand up from the cliff.  The sand piled up in front of and around the lighthouse.  It filled the well and ruined the kitchen gardens.
To suppress the sand pine grates were set in and  lyme grass and helmet was planted in the dune.  The only result was that the dune just grew larger.  The more that was planted, the more the dune grew.  At last the sand was so high that at times it was impossible to see the light from the sea.  On August 1. 1968 the struggle was given up and the lighthouse was lit for the last time. In 1980 the Sand Drift Museum opened, and the lighthouse now was the frame for Vendsyssel Historical Museum’s exhibit on sand and sand drift.  In 1992 the fight against the sand drift was given up.  The dune continued to migrate toward the north east and slowly buried the buildings, and the Sand Drift Museum was closed in 2002.

DENMARK

FAROE ISLANDS
MYKINES

LIGHTHOUSE

TURKEY

TURKEY
CONSTANTINOPLE
ISTAMBUL
FENERBAHCE
LIGHTHOUSE

TURKEY
CONSTANTINOPLE
ISTAMBUL
Phare d Ahir Capou

TURKEY
ISTAMBUL
LIGHTHOUSE

LIGHTHOUSE
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GREECE

GREECE
SANTORINI
CAPE AKROTIRI
LIGHTHOUSE
ANNO 1892

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GREECE
CHANIA 
CRETE
LIGHTHOUSE

Chania lighthouse, the jewel of the city, is one of the oldest light houses, not only in Greece and the Mediterranean, but also in the world. The lighthouse (Faros GR: Φάρος) is a major attraction in the old port of Chania especially at night when it's lit up. The tower is 21m high and is built on a stone base, located at the end of the old harbour's pier opposite to the fortress of "Firkas". Visitors are not allowed to enter the tower. Chania lighthouse was first constructed by the Venetians around 1595 - 1601, and it took its final form, in the shape of a minaret, during the Egyptian Period (1831 - 1841) in around 1839. After the latest restoration, completed in 2006, it was given the formation of the Venetian period. The minaret look is still evident however. 
The tower is divided in three diverse parts: the base is octagonal, the middle part has sixteen sides, and the third part is circular. The construction material of the base is of the same origin and quality of the material used for the fortification of the city of Chania by the Venetians.
In 1864, the lighthouse was assigned to the French Company of Ottoman Lighthouses, and during the final years of the Turkish occupation, the staircase of the east side was constructed, in the entrance of the lighthouse tower. Recent renovations include the octagonal watch house with the small dome, and the water pipes under the base of the lighthouse.


The lighthouse is not operational today

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GREECE
PATRA
LIGHTHOUSE

GREECE
ZAKYNTHOS
CAPE SKINARI
LIGHTHOUSE

GREECE
CRETE
RETHIMNO
OLD HARBOR
LIGHTHOUSE

The lighthouse of the Venetian harbor of Rethimno is the second largest remaining Egyptian lighthouse in Crete, after the lighthouse of Chania harbor. It is built on the edge of the old sea wall of Rethymnon and it can be accessed very easily.
The lighthouse we see today was built by the Egyptians during the decade of 1830, when the Turks handed Crete to the Egyptians. Possibly there was an older Venetian lighthouse at the site, just like Chania harbor.
In 1864, the lighthouse came under the supervision of the French Lighthouse Company and today it’s not working. The overall height of the lighthouse tower is 9 meters.

GREECE
ANDROS Island
/ CHORA /
TOURLITIS
LIGHTHOUSE

GREECE
RHODES
St.NICOLAS LIGHTHOUSE
ANNO 1464-1467

the NEDERLANDS

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NETHERLANDS

NETHERLANDS
HUISDUINEN
  Lange Jaap ("Long James"),
 also known as Kijkduin Light or Den Helder Light,
 is an active lighthouse near fort Kijkduin in Huisduinen, Netherlands. 
At a height of 182 feet (55 m) it is one of the tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.[2] For almost a century, from 1878 to 1974, it was the tallest lighthouse in the Netherlands, until the construction of Maasvlakte Light.

J.C.J. van Speijk 
Lighthouse

The J.C.J. van Speijk Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the North Sea coast near Egmond aan Zee, in the municipality of Bergen, North Holland, in the Netherlands. The foundation of the lighthouse, shaped like a tomb, is the official Dutch memorial to Jan van Speyk, a hero to the Dutch people.
The lighthouse was selected in 1834 as the national J.C.J van Speijkmonument, to honor the memory of the Dutch naval hero. The original idea was to build a new tower as a monument, but there were insufficient funds, so the existing tower was reconstructed. The monument was designed by Jan David Zocher and built by J. Bos from dimension stone.

NETHERLANDS

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NETHERLANDS
ZEELAND
BRESKENS
LIGHTHOUSE

NETHERLANDS
BOULEVARD
VLISSINGEN
LIGHTHOUSE

 NETHERLANDS
AMELAND 
LIGHTHOUSE

NETHERLANDS
EGMOND AAN ZEE
 LIGHTHOUSE 

NETHERLANDS
ANTWERPEN
MUSEUM OF NAVIGATION
 LIGHTHOUSE 

The Netherlands
Westkapelle
Westkapelle has two active lighthouses;
The oldest lighthouse, built 1458-1470, 52 m (171 ft) tall, visible from 28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi) and standing prominently at the entrance to the village, is the remainder of a church that burned down in the 18th century. In 1818 the light was added to the top.
The other one, standing on the outer slope of the dyke, was built in 1875 of cast iron, is only 16 m (52 ft) tall and has a visibility range of 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi).

NOORDERHOOFD LIGHT
WESTKAPELLE
   
There are two lighthouses in the village of Westkapelle, one in the south, Zuiderhoofd lighthouse (South Head lighthouse), and a second on the northern seawall, the so-called "Iron tower" also known as Noorderhoofd (North Head). This was the first, round, wrought-iron lighthouse (1875). The two lighthouses are positioned in such a way, that should the captain of a ship keep them adjacent to his boat in a straight line, he could sail directly to Breskens.

THE NEDERLAND
ZEELAND
PROVINCE 
WESTERSCHOUWEN
LIGHTHOUSE

THE NEDERLAND 
TEXEL
LIGHTHOUSE

FROM NEDERLAND

FROM NEDERLAND 

The Netherlands
Texel Islands
lighthouse 

HELLEVOETSLUIS
LIGHTHOUSE
the NEDERLANDS

Hellevoetsluis is a small fortified city 
on Voorne-Putten Island in the western Netherlands,
 in the province of South Holland.
 The history of Hellevoetsluis is connected to the sea for a long time ago. 
Thanks to its strategic location the city grew from the beginning of the 17th century to be the homeport for the Dutch naval fleet.
Hellevoetsluis Lighthouse is located on the west side of the entrance to the commercial harbor, on the north side of the Haringvliet. The 18 m (59 ft) round cylindrical white tower was first lit on September 1st, 1822 and was partially rebuilt in 1901. More recently, it was restored in 1965 and the building was about to collapse in mid-2004 when it began a large restoration. The renovated lighthouse was reopened in 2005 and tourists can visit it every last Sunday of the month from May through August.

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HOLLAND





the NEDERLANDS

the NEDERLAND

the NEDERLAND
TERSCHELLING
BRANDARIS
LIGHTHOUSE

An old document from 1323 refers to a "fire house" on the island of Terschelling, and a beacon on St. Brandaan church is mentioned in the mid-16th century. The present tower dates back to 1593-94 and is the oldest structure specifically built as a lighthouse in the Netherlands. The light was discontinued in the early 17th century and replaced by two smaller lights on the dunes. It was reactivated in 1835 and fitted with a Fresnel lens in 1837. The first floor of this lighthouse is used as a wedding chapel

the NEDERLAND
NORDWIJK
AAN ZEE
LIGHTHOUSE

 THE NEDERLAND
MARKEN
 LIGHTHOUSE

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MALTA

MALTA
GRAND HARBOR
LIGHTHOUSES

MALTA
MARSAXLOKK
DELIMARA
LIGHTHOUSE

The Delimara Lighthouse was built in 1854 and has long served as a beacon for shipping. The lighthouse is no longer in service as a lighthouse but still serves as an aid to navigation. It has been superceded by the tall chimney of the Delimara power station. In 2006 the Malta Maritime Authority turned the lighthouse over to Din l-Art Helwa for administration and restoration as a museum. This organization is involved in a number of restoration and maintenance projects around the Maltese Islands, most of them coastal towers and forts. Restoring the lighthouse was challenging, involving the removal and restoration of the upper structure and lantern. The lighthouse originally had a static red lantern but this was replaced in 1896 by a more powerful gasoline lamp, operated by a hand-wound mechanism that produced beams of alternating red and white light flashed at intervals of 30 seconds. Its arc of visibility ranged from a bearing of 19 to 295 degrees up to a range of 19 nautical miles.
The adjacent radar and communications site has taken over some of the role of the lighthouse. The “Coastal Surveillance Troop, Delimara Post now handles vessel traffic management

MALTA
GRAND HARBOUR
VALETTA

MALTA
GOZO BOATS

 CYPRUS

 ISRAEL

BELGIUM

BELGIUM 
NIEUPOORT
LIGHTHOUSE







BULGARIA

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BULGARIA
BURGAS
LIGHTHOUSE

Port of Burgas is established pursuit to the Decree for Construction, signed by Prince Ferdinand I .
The opening ceremony has been held on 18 May 1903 
 and since this moment the port is considered as open for commercial shipping. 
 Few years before, in 1899,
 the first Bulgarian port  lighthouse – the white lighthouse of Burgas, has been put on. 
The first Burgas smuggler – Sabi Denev is the author of the model.

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BULGARIA
SVETI IVAN ISLE
LIGHTHOUSE

BULGARIA
BURGAS
ISLE BOLCHEVIK
LIGHTHOUSE





ITALIA

ITALIA
GENOVA
LA LANTERNA
LIGHTHOUSE
The Lanterna, symbol of Genoa and most important lighthouse of the city, is a 77-metre-high tower, made of two blocks, square in section, roughly of the same height, and both with a projecting terrace. 
Built on a rock of 40 metres of height, the top of the Lanterna stands therefore at 117 metres above the sea level. Its light is visible from more than 50 kilometres away.
The Lanterna has welcomed vessels and boats and guided them into the harbour for centuries. The Lanterna, as we see it today, was built in 1543; unofficial sources, however, date back to 1128 the building on this site of the first tower intended to assist navigators.

Today visitors can climb 172 steps, reach the first terrace (76 m above the sea level), and enjoy the breathtaking view of the port and the old city.

ITALIA
Near Venice FARO PIAVE VECCHIA
JESOLO LIDO 
LIGHTHOUSE

ITALIA

ITALIA
VIESTE
 Gargano Peninsula
LIGHTHOUSE

Vieste Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Vieste)
 is a lighthouse on the rock of Santa Eufemia, 
located between the rocks of Santa Croce and San Francesco), 
just opposite the town of Apulia, Italy.
 Its position is strategic for the shipping lanes in the middle and lower Adriatic Sea.
 It was designed in 1867 and fully automated in 1997.






ITALIA
 SICILIA
FAVIGNANA ISLAND
PUNTA SOTTILE

LIGHTHOUSE

ITALY
SICILY
RAGUSA
PUNTA SECCA
LIGHTHOUSE

ITALIA
 SICILIA
MONTALBANO

LIGHTHOUSE

ITALIA
SARDEGNA
ISOLA DEI CAVOLI
LIGHTHOUSE

ITALIA
SARDEGNA
CAPE SPARTIVENTO
LIGHTHOUSE

ITALIA
SARDEGNA
FARO DI PUNTA PALAU
LIGHTHOUSE

ITALIA
PUNTA CASTELLUCCIO

LIGHTHOUSE

ITALIA
ISOLE TREMITILIGHTHOUSE

ITALIA
ORTONA

LIGHTHOUSE

ITALIA
SMALL PORT

LIGHTHOUSE

ITALIA
ANACAPRI
PUNTA CARENA
LIGHTHOUSE

Punta Carena Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Carena) is a lighthouse, located on the island of Capri on the head of the same name, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Anacapri. The lighthouse has been active since 1867; its construction began in 1862.

ESPANA

ESPANA
LAS PALMAS
GRAN CANARIA
MUELLE del GENERALISIMO
LIGHTHOUSE

 

ESPANA
GRAN CANARIA
MASPALOMAS
LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
MALLORCA
FARO de FORMANTOR
LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
VALENCIA REGION
OROPESA DEL MAR
LIGHTHOUSE and KING TOWER

This lighthouse was built four centuries after its neighbour, the King's Tower, and its proximity to the tower draws greater attention to the differences between their architectural styles.
The lighthouse was opened in 1859 and immediately became a key element in the maritime traffic of the region. The resulting increase in trade brought economic and social development to the town, bringing Orpesa/Oropesa del Mar into the twentieth century early on, and in the best of economic conditions.

ESPANA
MALLORCA
CALA RATJADA
LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
MALLORCA
CAN PICAFORT
LIGHTHOUSE





ESPANA

 Costa Blanca, Xabia

LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
La Coruna
LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
FISTERRA

LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
MALLORCA
CAPDEPERA
LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
CABO CAVELLERIA
LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
CATALONIA
CALELLA DE MAR
LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
CATALONIA
Cap Sant Sebastià 
(Cabo de San Sebastian)
LIGHTHOUSE
ANNO 1857

ESPANA
SAN SEBASTIAN
IGUELDO
LIGHTHOUSE
ANNO 1855

ESPANA
MALLORCA
PORTO COLOM

LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
TENERIFE
FARO de TENO
LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
AMAZING LIGHTHOUSE
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ESPANA
BARBATE/ANDALUSIA
FARO CABO TRAFALGAR
LIGHTHOUSE

ESPANA
LA GOMERA
SAN CRISTOBAL
LIGHTHOUSE

MAJORCA
PORT de POLLENCA







PORTUGAL

PORTUGAL
DA BERLENGA
LIGHTHOUSE

PORTUGAL
DO CABO MONDEGO
LIGHTHOUSE





PORTUGAL
DO CABO DE S.VINCENTE
LIGHTHOUSE 

PORTUGAL
DE AVEIRO
LIGHTHOUSE

PORTUGAL
ALGAVRE
SAGRES
FAROL do Cabo de São Vicente 
anno 1846

S.PEDRO DE MOEL
PENEDO DA SAUDADE
LIGHTHOUSE
anno 1909

PORTUGAL
PORTO
FOZ do DOURO
FELGUEIRAS
LIGHTHOUSE

PORTUGAL
SINTRA
CABO DA ROCA
LIGHTHOUSE 

PORTUGAL
ACORES
FAROL das CONTENDAS
LIGHTHOUSE

PORTUGAL
LEIRIA
SAO PEDRO de MOEL
LIGHTHOUSE

 PORTUGAL
ALGAVRE
Cabo de São Vicente 1846

  Cape St. Vincent is the traditional "land's end" of Europe, 
the extreme southwesternmost point of the continent,
 the essential landfall for sailors returning from Africa or the Orient. 
Lights were shown from the Convent of São Vicente early in the 1500s,
 but the convent and light tower were destroyed 
in a raid by Sir Frances Drake in 1587.
 A new light tower was built in 1606. 
The present lighthouse, placed in service in 1846, was poorly maintained for many years. 
A large-scale reconstruction, ordered in 1897 and completed in 1908,
 included the installation of one of the largest Fresnel lenses ever built; 
only a handful of these great lenses remain in service anywhere.
 The light was automated in 1982, but a small staff remains on duty.






 PORTUGAL
 MADEIRA 
PONTA do PARGO
LIGHTHOUSE

Farol da Ponta do Pargo - Located at Ponta Vigia, a rocky cliff escarpment
 (290 metres above sea level), the lighthouse was inaugurated in 1922,
 its silhouette has dominated the skyline of this escarpment. 
Its light is 312 metres above sea level,
 sometimes becoming enveloped by fog but an important signal for seafaring ships.









PORTUGAL
LISBOA

 Torre de Belem

LIGHTHOUSE

PORTUGAL
ILHAVO
BARRA / AVEIRO
LIGHTHOUSE

PORTUGAL
CASTELO DE SANTA CATARINA
/ FIGUEIRA DA FOZ /
LIGHTHOUSE

PORTUGAL
SAO MARTINHO DO PORTO
LIGHTHOUSE

PORTUGAL
ALGARVE
ILHA DO FAROL
LIGHTHOUSE

PORTUGAL
ALGAVRE
VILA REAL
DE SANTO ANTONIO
LIGHTHOUSE

PORTUGAL
CASCAIS

FAROL de SANTA MARTA

The Santa Marta Lighthouse Museum, located in the bay of Cascais, near Lisbon, has been converted to the first museum dedicated to Portuguese coastal lighthouses, adding another tourist attraction to the village of Cascais.
Adjacent to the lighthouse, are the ruins of the 17th century – Forte De Santa Marta – that was used for maritime defense. The new building has the aim of restoring an original “wall”, where four volumes and the lighthouse are emerging. The new proposed spaces are “excavated” in this “inhabited wall”.
The lighthouse building maintains its function; the other four original volumes are used as exhibition areas, and the “inhabited wall” hosts service areas. This last zone was the place where the lighthouse keepers lived.