Automated 1997 Light source mains power Opened 1867 Province Province of Foggia Year first constructed 1867 | Height 27 m Focal height 40 m NGA number 11040 | |
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Location Isola Sant'EufemiaViesteApuliaItaly Markings / pattern unpainted white stone tower, grey lantern Similar Vieste Co‑cathedral, Museo Malacologico di Anna R, Foresta Umbra, Spiaggia di Vignanotica, Vittoria Light | ||
Vieste Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Vieste) is an active lighthouse on the islet of Santa Eufemia, located between the rocks of Santa Croce and San Francesco, just opposite the town of Vieste, Apulia, Italy. Its position is strategic for the shipping lanes in the middle and lower Adriatic Sea.
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Map of Faro di Santa Eufemia, Via Cristoforo Colombo, 71019 Vieste FG, Italy
History
The lighthouse was built on plan by Francesco Saverio Gatta in 1867 in limestone; it has an octagonal prism form with balcony and lantern and it is placed atop a 2-storey building. The tower is unpainted and it is 27 metres (89 ft) high; the lantern is positioned at an height of 40 metres (130 ft) above sea level. The lighthouse was automated in 1997 and is operated by the Lighthouses Service of Marina Militare, identified by the Country code number 3816 E.F. The light emits three white flashes in a fifteen seconds period visible up to 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi).
The lighthouse is completely controlled and operated by the Command Area Lighthouses Navy based in Venice which incidentally takes care of all the lighthouses of the Adriatic. The Marina Militare has been responsible for managing of all the lights along Italy's 8000 kilometre coastline Italian since 1910, using both military and civilian technicians.
An interesting feature is that the lighthouse got its electricity by an overhead powerline from the Italian mainland, which ends directly at the lighthose. East of the lighthouse, there is a free-standling lattice tower insulated against ground used for a DGPS-transmitter working on 292.5 kHz.