This page shows the
documentation of the Lighthouses of Southeastern Italy. Some of the photos below are available on webshots,
some of the are on Flickr (and are reproduced with permission) and you can
always click on the light to go to it's specific (larger
resolution) copy. Each lighthouse is linked to (in our editorial
opinion) the best reference site for that light.
I would like to include directions on
how to get to these lights. If you know such data, could you eMail
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and I'll post it here (with your choice of attribution.)
Cambria East Coast (Golfo di Taranto)
| IT 150 |
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Capo Spartivento
(lat. 37º 55.547'N long. 16º 3.647'E)
This famous lighthouse is the southernmost lighthouse of the Italian
mainland. Note that there is another Capo Spartivento,
with another famous lighthouse, at the southern tip of Sardinia. Located
on the E90 coastal highway about 1.2 km southwest of Gelati.
Photo courtesy sun_strak [webshots] |
| IT 152 |
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Capo Rizzuto
Located atop a sharp promontory, at the end of the Via Faro in the
town of Capo Rizzuto.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
| IT 153 |
Capo Colonna
Located on the point of the cape, at the end of
the SP 49 highway about 11 km southeast of Crotone.
Photo courtesy Pasquale Salerno [Flickr] |
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| IT 154 |
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Crotone Molo Sanità Located on the west quay of the older harbor at Crotone.
As you can see, there is
parking on the quay.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
| IT 155 |
Crotone Molo Vecchio
Located at the end of the breakwater of the older harbor at Crotone.
Accessible by walking the pier.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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| IT 156 |
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Punta Alice
(lat. 39º 23.924'N long. 17º 9.191'E)
This lighthouse marks the western entrance to the Golfo di Taranto.
Located on a prominent but low cape about 5 km north of Ciṛ
Marina.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
| IT 157 |
Capo Trionto |
The light is still listed by NGA, but Trabas omits it, suggesting
strongly that it has been deactivated. Located on a cape on the west
side of the Golfo di Taranto in Mirto. |
| IT 158 |
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Punta Coscio (Marina Laghi di Sibari)
This light is part of a large marina complex dredged from low-lying
land. Located about 2.5 km northwest of Punta Coscio and the
same distance southeast of the town of Marina di Sibari.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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Taranto Area
| IT 226 |
Isolotto San Paulo |
The north breakwater is interrupted by several islands, the Isole
Cheradi, and ends with a short section projecting southeastward from the
Isolotto San Paulo. |
| IT 227 |
Mar Grande Anteriore (Secca della Tarantola)
(lat. 40º 26.892'N
long. 17º 13.674'E)
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This range guides ships outbound from Taranto across the Mar Grande.
Located on a small artificial island off the southeast side of the Mar
Grande. Accessible only by boat. |
| IT 228 |
Mar Grande Posteriore (Casa Gigante)
(lat. 40º 25.413'N
long. 17º 13.234'E)
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Located on the waterfront on the north side of Capo San Vito.
(Note that there is also a Capo San Vito on Sicily) |
| IT 229 |
Diga di San Vito |
Located at the end of the south breakwater of Taranto |
| IT 230 |
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Capo San Vito Capo San Vito encloses the south side of the Mar Grande, Taranto's
harbor. Located on the point of the cape at the end of the Via del Faro.
Note: there is another Capo San Vito lighthouse, more properly
known as San Vito lo Capo, Sicily.
Photo courtesy Alex tnt [webshots] |
| IT 231 |
Torre dell'Ovo |
Located on a promontory about 2.5 km southeast of Librari and 32 km
southeast of Taranto. |
Southern Salento Peninsula
| IT 231A |
Porto Cesareo Anteriore |
Located on the waterfront in Porto Cesareo. |
| IT 231P |
Porto Cesareo Posteriore
Located in Porto Cesareo 1/2 mi north northeast of the
front light.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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| IT 231S |
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Gallipoli Molo di Sottoflutto
Located at the end of the short inner mole of Gallipoli.
Photo courtesy Eros Blanco [Flickr] |
| IT 231T |
Gallipoli Molo di Tramontana
Located at the end of the breakwater mole of Gallipoli
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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| IT 232 |
Isola Sant'Andrea |
The Isola Sant'Andrea is a flat, sandy island about 2.5 km off the
waterfront of Gallipoli. Located on the southwestern edge of the island.
Accessible only by boat. |
| IT 233 |
Torre San
Giovanni |
The tower was built by Carlos V of Spain, one of a number of towers
built in the late 1500s to guard against attacks by the Saracens.
Located in the village of Torre San Giovanni, about 6 km
southwest of Ugento. |
| IT 234 |
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Capo Santa Maria di Leuca
(lat. 39º 47.765'N long. 18º 22.093'E)
Capo Santa Maria di Leuca is the tip of the Salento peninsula, so
this historic lighthouse marks the western entrance to the Strait of
Otranto and the Adriatic Sea. Located at the tip of the cape in Leuca.
Photo courtesy boadiceafairy [Flickr] |
| IT 235 |
Capo d'Otranto (Palascia) (1867)
This is Italy's easternmost lighthouse, marking the narrowest point of
the Strait of Otranto, the mouth of the Adriatic Sea.
Located on the point of the cape, about 5 km southeast of
Otranto.
Photo courtesy Egido Ferrighi [fari] |
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| IT 236 |
Capo d'Otranto (Palascia) (new) |
The location of the new light is not clear; it does not appear in
photos of the historic tower. |
| IT 237 |
Torre Sant'Andrea (Missipezza) |
The lighthouse warns ships away from shoals
nearby. Located about 2.5 km south of Torre dell'Orso. |
| IT 238 |
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San Cataldo di Lecce
Located just off a popular beach at Punta San Cataldo di Lecce,
about 12 km east of Lecce.
Photo courtesy Marijana BG [webshots] |
Brindisi Area
| IT 239 |
Le Pedagne (Isolotto Traversa)
(lat. 40º 39.464'N long. 17º 59.46'E)
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Located on a reef off the entrance to Brindisi harbor, about 1.5 km
outside the breakwaters. Accessible only by boat. |
| IT 240 |
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Brindisi (1984) (Monumento del Marinaio d'Italia)
(lat. 40º 38.675'N long. 17º 56.841'E)
The tower is part of the Monument to the Italian Sailor, built in
1933 during the Mussolini era. The navigational light was not added
until 1984. Located in a park on the north side of the inner harbor of
Brindisi.
Photo courtesy Roberta [Flickr]
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| IT 241 |
Brindisi (1400s) (Castello Aragonese)
(lat. 40º 39.324'N long. 17º 58.076'E)
Located on an island which is now joined to the mainland by a
causeway and serves as the anchor of the north breakwater of Brindisi
harbor.
Photo courtesy Roberta [Flickr]
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| IT 241C |
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Brindisi Diga di Castello a Mare (North
Inner Breakwater)
(lat. 40º 39.188'N long. 17º 58.132'E)Located at the end of the north inner
breakwater of Brindisi, directly below the walls of the Castello a Mare.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]
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| IT 241P |
Brindisi (Diga di Punta Riso, North Breakwater)
(lat. 40º 39.776'N long. 17º 59.816'E)
Located at the end of the long breakwater on the north
side of Brindisi harbor.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]
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| IT 242 |
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Torre Canne (Punta Torre Canne)
Located on a point of land in the town of Torre Canne about 40 km northwest of Brindisi.
Photo courtesy Massimo Stragapede [Flickr] |
| IT 243 |
Monopoli (Molo Margherita)
Located at the end of the Molo Margherita, the traditional
breakwater mole of Monopoli, at the south side of the entrance to the
harbor.
Photo courtesy Mathieu [Flickr] |
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| IT 244 |
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Bari Molo San Antonio
Located at the end of the Molo San Antonio, which encloses the old
harbor, now the small boat harbor, on the east side of Bari. It is not
known if the mole is walkable.
Photo courtesy Daniele [Flickr] |
| IT 245 |
Bari Vecchio Molo Foraneo
Located at the end of the old east breakwater mole, which now
extends into the center of the modern harbor of Bari. This mole does not
appear to be walkable.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]
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| IT 246 |
Bari Molo San Vito |
Located at the end of the mole, which is just west of ferry
terminals in Bari. |
| IT 247 |
Bari (Punta San Cataldo)
It guides ships to the harbor of Bari, the most important port of
Puglia and the terminus for trans-Adriatic ferries. Located on Punta San
Cataldo, at the base of the Molo San Cataldo, on the west side of the
harbor of Bari.
Photo courtesy Antonio Peca [webshots] |
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Molfetta, Trani & Barletta
| IT 248 |
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Molfetta
According to Faro di Han, the original lighthouse was replaced on a
new location after fishermen following its light wrecked on the shore
instead of finding the harbor. Located at the end of the Molo Santa
Michel, which projects into the harbor at Molfetta.
Photo courtesy Mario Conti [webshots] |
| IT 249 |
Molfetta Molo Foraneo
Located at the end of the breakwater (the Molo Santa Michele) at
Molfetta.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]
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| IT 250 |
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Trani (Molo San Antonio)
(lat. 41º 16.904'N long. 16º 25.334'E)
Located at the original
end of the east breakwater, the Molo San Antonio, at Trani.
Photo courtesy Antonio Peca [webshots] |
| IT 251 |
Trani Molo San Antonio Interno (left)
(lat. 41º 16.958'N long. 16º 25.355'E)
Located at the end of the
extension
of the east breakwater.
Photo courtesy Francesco Rotondo [Flickr]
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| IT 252 |
Trani Braccio di San Nicola (right)
(lat. 41º 17.086'N long. 16º 25.432'E)
Located at the end of the main (west) breakwater.
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| IT 253 |
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Barletta (Molo di Tramontana) (1807)
Located near the base of the Molo di Tramontana, the east breakwater
of Barletta.
Photo courtesy Antonio Peca [webshots] |
| IT 254 |
Barletta (Molo di Tramontana) (1959)
Located near the end of the Molo di Tramontana, the east breakwater
of Barletta.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]
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Gargano Peninsula
| IT 255 |
Manfredonia
The lighthouse was heavily damaged in 1943, during World War II, and
was rebuilt after the war. Located near the base of the east mole of
Manfredonia, a wide mole that includes a street and has a public beach
on the east side.
Photo courtesy Antonio Peca [webshots] |
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| IT 256 |
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Torre Preposti
Located on a steep slope at Testa del Gargano, the easternmost point
of the peninsula. Accessible by twisting mountain roads.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
| IT 257 |
Vieste
This is one of the most important lighthouses of the Adriatic,
warning ships away from the Gargano Peninsula. Located on a small
island, the Isola Sant'Eufemia, just off the waterfront of Vieste, at
the northeastern tip of the peninsula. Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy Roberto Ferrari [Flickr] |
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| IT 258 |
Isola Pianosa |
This building and the keeper's house have been damaged by storms
that sometimes sweep over the island.
Located about 22 km east northeast of the other islands
of the group. Accessible only by boat.
Note: there is another, better known Isola
Pianosa in the
Tuscan Islands off the west coast of Italy. |
| IT 259 |
Isola Capraia (Punta del Trattoio)
The uninhabited island of Capraia is north of
San Nicola, separated by a channel about 800 m wide. Accessible only by boat.
Photo courtesy cirnad3 [webshots] |
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| IT 260 |
Isola San
Domino (Punta del Diavolo) |
Located at the southwestern point of the island, marking the safe
passage south of the island group. |
| IT 261 |
Termoli
Located near the waterfront in Termoli.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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| IT 262 |
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Punta Penna
(lat. 42º 10.26'N long. 14º 42.887'E)
The original lighthouse was nearly destroyed by retreating German
troops in 1944. The ruins were demolished in 1946, and the new
lighthouse was built on the design of architect Olindo Tarcione. Located
on a prominent cape about 7 km north of Vasto.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
| IT 263 |
Ortona Molo Nord
Located on the Via del Porto at the base of the north mole in
Ortona.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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Southwest Italy
