Alfanzina Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Alfanzina Lighthouse
The Alfanzina Lighthouse, built in 1920, consists of a 23-meter-tall square masonry tower. It features a lantern and gallery at its apex and is connected to a single-story keeper's residence. The light emitted is white, with one flash occurring every 15 seconds, and it has a range of 19.5 nautical miles. This structure is located on a rocky point southeast of Lagoa, overlooking the Atlantic coast. The lighthouse has been active since 1920, serving as a navigation aid. The grounds are accessible to visitors, with tours of the tower available on Wednesday afternoons.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a marker for vessels approaching the reef-strewn point it is situated on. Its design represents an important example of lighthouse construction from the early 1900s in Portugal.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 56m
- Light Range
- 29NM (53.7 km)
- Geographic Range
- 19.5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1920
Visiting
- Open to public
- Yes
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 23m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- masonry
Structure: square masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the front of a 1-story keeper's complex
Location
- City
- Lagoa e Carvoeiro
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Faro
- Sea Region
- Located on a rocky promontory off the N530 highway about 15 km southeast of Lagoa.
- Latitude
- 37.0869°
- Longitude
- -8.4428°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Portimao(4.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D2192
- NGA No.
- 113-3684
- ARLHS No.
- POR-001
- Wikidata
- Q3499472 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
اعثر على منارة Alfanzina على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Portugal، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.