Faro Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Faro Lighthouses Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete lighthouse, standing 46 meters tall, is situated on a barrier island east of the Faro channel entrance, marking Portugal's southernmost point at Cabo de Santa Maria within the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa. Its construction in 1996 utilized concrete, rising from a two-story masonry base and topped with a red lantern. The structure features an enclosed corridor connecting to a keeper's complex. The tower's focal height reaches 50 meters, and it emits a white flash every 17 seconds, visible for 18.7 nautical miles. Extensive restoration and lantern replacement were completed in the mid-1990s.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's position at the southernmost point of Portugal provides a critical navigational reference for vessels approaching the Faro channel. Its history of structural consolidation and reconstruction underscores the engineering challenges in maintaining navigational aids on this coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 4 flashes
- Interval
- 17s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 17s
- Focal Height
- 50m
- Geographic Range
- 18.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1996
Significant events: tower height increased in 1922, consolidated with concrete form in 1929, extensive restoration including lantern replacement in 1995-97
Visiting
- Open to public
- Yes
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 46m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a red lantern
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 2-story circular masonry base, attached by an enclosed corridor to a large 1-story keeper's complex
Location
- City
- Faro
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Faro
- Sea Region
- Cabo de Santa Maria, the southernmost point of Portugal, on a barrier island on the east side of the entrance to the channel leading to Faro, within the Parque Natural da Ria Formosa.
- Latitude
- 36.9744°
- Longitude
- -7.8657°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Olhao(3.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D2206
- NGA No.
- 3724
- ARLHS No.
- POR-013
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