Year first lit 1974 (current) Construction masonry tower Province Province of Cagliari | Automated yes Height 5 m Year first constructed 1917 | |
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Location Capo Carbonara
Villasimius
Sardinia
Italy Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, grey lantern dome Similar Cape Carbonara, Isola dei Cavoli, Castello di Casteldoria, Orto dei Cappuccini, Acquarossa - Italy | ||
Capo Carbonara Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Carbonara) is a light situated at the extremity of the granite promontory of Capo Carbonara, in the comune of Villasimius, on the eastern side of Gulf of Cagliari inside the Marine protected area of Capo Carbonara.
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Map of Faro di Capo Carbonara, 09049 Villasimius CA, Italy
History
The place, for its position, hosted several defensive towers as Fortezza Vecchia built by the Aragonesi, the tower of Porto Giunco built in 1580 and the small tower light of Capo Carbonara built in 1578. The first lighthouse was built in 1917 and was described as a skeletal tower; the current was built in 1974 and is placed on the top of the Cape at 120 metres. The lighthouse is formed by a masonry cylindrical tower 5 metres (16 ft) high, white painted with balcony and lantern adjacent to the two-story keeper's house. The lighthouse is active and operated by Marina Militare, it is fully automated and the optics is an OR S2 type with a focal length of 250; the lantern emits a single white flashing in a 7.5 seconds period visible up to 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi).