Riposto (Punta Chiancona) Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Riposto (Punta Chiancona) Lighthouse
This lighthouse, built in 1903, is a cylindrical masonry tower standing 8 meters tall. The tower is integrated with a one-story masonry keeper's house. Located on Punta Chiancona near Riposto, it served the eastern coast of Sicily. The structure's design combines the operational tower with adjacent living quarters. It provided a white light with a long flash characteristic on a 5-second cycle. Though no longer active, the lighthouse remains on its original site.
Why it matters: The lighthouse was important for guiding vessels into and out of Riposto's port, a significant hub for fishing and trade on Sicily's eastern coast. Its integrated design also represents a notable example of early 20th-century Italian lighthouse architecture.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Long Flash
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- LFl W 5s
- Light Range
- 17NM (31.5 km)
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1903
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Riposto(0.5 km)
- ARLHS No.
- ITA-153
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Material
- masonry
Structure: square cylindrical masonry tower centered on a 1-story masonry keeper's house
Location
- City
- Riposto
- Country
- 🇮🇹Italy
- Region
- Sicily
- Sea Region
- Punta Chiancona, near Riposto, on the eastern coast of Sicily, Italy.
- Latitude
- 37.7276°
- Longitude
- 15.2090°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Riposto (Punta Chiancona) على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Italy، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.