Capo Spartivento Lighthouse ( it, Faro di Capo Spartivento ) is an active
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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located on
Cape Spartivento promontory which is the southernmost point of
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
and represents the eastern boundary of the Gulf of
Teulada and the western limit of the
Gulf of Cagliari
"Sella del Diavolo" (Devil's saddle) promontory seen from the Poetto beach near Cagliari.
The Golfo di Cagliari ( en, Gulf of Cagliari, sc, Golfu de Casteddu), also known as Golfo degli Angeli ( en, Gulf of the Angels) is a large bay in souther ...
on the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...
. The structure is situated in the municipality of
Domus de Maria
Domus de Maria is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about southwest of Cagliari.
Domus de Maria borders the following municipalities: Pula, Santadi
Santadi is a ''comune'' ( ...
.
Description
The lighthouse was built in 1866 and consists of a masonry cylindrical tower, high, with balcony and lantern rising from a 2-storey keeper's house. The building, painted in red with white trim, was in poor condition and was restored in 2006 and transformed into a luxury resort, with four suites and swimming pool, as the adjacent building. The tower is painted white and the lantern, which mounts a Type OR T3 optics with a
Focal length
The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light; it is the inverse of the system's optical power. A positive focal length indicates that a system converges light, while a negative foca ...
of 125mm, in grey metallic. The light is positioned at
above sea level
Height above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of a location in reference to a historic mean sea level taken as a vertical datum. In geodesy, it is formalized as ''orthometric heights''.
The comb ...
and emits
two white flashes in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the
Marina Militare
"Fatherland and Honour"
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with the identification code number 1310 E.F.
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See also
* List of lighthouses in Italy
The following is a list of active lighthouses in Italy, sorted by region.
Abruzzo
This is a list of lighthouses in Abruzzo.
Apulia
This is a list of lighthouses in Apulia.
Calabria
This is a list of lighthouses in Calabria.
Campania
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* Cape Spartivento
References
External links
Servizio Fari Marina Militare
Faro Capo Spartivento
Lighthouses in Italy
Buildings and structures in Sardinia
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