Location Bussana
Liguria
Italy Construction masonry tower Height 4.6 m Province Province of Imperia | Year first lit 1948 (current) Light source mains power Focal height 15 m Year first constructed 1912 | |
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Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on the roof of a two-story keeper's house Markings / pattern white tower, white and black horizontal band keeper's house Similar Capo Mele Lighthouse, San Venerio Lighthouse, Bordighera, Monte Pietravecchia, Monte Bignone | ||
Capo dell'Arma Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo dell'Arma) is an active lighthouse in northwestern Italy. It is located on a cape near the village of Bussana in the comune of Sanremo, in the province of Imperia. It is the first lighthouse on the Ligurian coast, starting from the French border.
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Map of Capo Verde, 18038 Sanremo Province of Imperia, Italy
History
The original structure was built by the Civil Engineers in 1912 and was activated by the Regia Marina to illuminate this part of the sea border. It was electrified in 1936. During World War II the original structure was completely destroyed by German retreating troops, but was quickly rebuilt by the Navy and the project was completed in 1948.
The lighthouse is completely controlled and operated by the Command Area Lighthouses Navy based in La Spezia (which incidentally takes care of all the lighthouses in the Tyrrhenian). The Marina Militare is responsible for managing all the lights on an approximate 8000 kilometers of Italian coastline since 1910, using both military and civilian technicians.