Construction stone tower Admiralty number E0852 Height 26 m Year first constructed 1848 | Characteristic Fl W 5s. Focal height 85 m Range 48,152 m | |
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Location Giraglia Island, CorseFrance Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern centered on a keeper’s house Markings / pattern white tower, black balcony and lantern Similar Cap Corse, Phare de la Giraglia, Voiles de Saint‑Tropez, Plage de Tamarone, Scandola Nature Reserve | ||
Giraglia is a French island at the northern tip of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea, known for its powerful lighthouse and for the Torra di Giraglia, a Genoese tower, both of which are official historical monuments of France.
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Map of Giraglia, France
The Giraglia Rolex Cup, an annual keelboat regatta, was named for the island. The race starts in St. Tropez, France, passes through the Îles d'Hyères off the French coast near Toulon, then around Giraglia, and finishes off in Genoa, Italy, a total distance of 243 nautical miles (450 km; 280 mi).
The island is part of the commune of Ersa, although there are no settlements on the island. The closest are Tollare, Ersa commune, and Barcaggio, Rogliano commune, on the main island of Corsica.
The lighthouse was first constructed in 1573 by the Genovese, and has been rebuilt several times since.
The LighthouseEdit
The Giraglia Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the Giraglia Island placed one mile off Barcaggio on the northernmost Cape Corse. The lighthouse was approved in 1838 on project by Léonce Reynaud and was inaugurated on January 1, 1848. It consists of a cylindrical tower 25.80 metres (84.6 ft) high with balcony and lantern raising from the centre of the keeper’s house. At first the light was a flash every 30 seconds and since 1904 a white flash every 5 seconds. The lighthouse is fully automated and controlled from Marine nationale in Bastia.