Porto Alghero Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Porto Alghero Lighthouse
The Porto Conte Lighthouse is a cylindrical concrete tower standing 8 meters tall, located on a promontory west of Alghero within the bay of Porto Conte. Its focal height reaches 17 meters, projecting a white light that flashes once every 3 seconds. The station was established in 1919, initially featuring an iron tower before the current concrete structure was built. This structure includes a lantern and gallery, and the lighthouse is operational, providing a geographic range of 12.4 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: Its position on the promontory clearly delineates the western entrance to the bay, preventing groundings on the rocky coastline and guiding vessels towards the port of Alghero.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 3s
- Focal Height
- 17m
- Geographic Range
- 12.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1866
- First Lit
- 1919
Significant events: station established 1919, original light was an iron tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Alghero
- Country
- 🇮🇹Italy
- Region
- Sardinia
- Sea Region
- bay of Porto Conte, on a promontory projecting into the bay just west of the town
- Latitude
- 40.5610°
- Longitude
- 8.1629°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Alghero(6.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- E1126
- NGA No.
- 8280
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