The Lighthouses of Italy (Southeast)

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. ^{IT 85}

Located on the E90 coastal highway about 1.2 km southwest of Gelati. ARLHS # ITA-043

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Located atop a sharp promontory, at the end of the Via Faro in the town of Capo Rizzuto. (E 2112) ARLHS # ITA-033

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Located on the west quay of the older harbor at Crotone. As you can see, there is parking on the quay. (E 2123)

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This lighthouse marks the western entrance to the Golfo di Taranto. Located on a prominent but low cape about 5 km north of Cirò Marina. (E 2128)

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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. (E 2130.5) ARLHS # ITA-310

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The north breakwater is interrupted by several islands, the Isole Cheradi, and ends with a short section projecting southeastward from the Isolotto San Paulo. (E 2138)

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This light marks the east side of the entrance to the Mare Piccolo from the Mar Grande. Located at the end of a short pier on the Taranto waterfront. (E 2146)

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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 174} ARLHS # ITA-099

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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. ^* ARLHS # ITA-040

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Located on the waterfront in Porto Cesareo. (E 2164) ARLHS # ITA-237

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Located at the end of the short inner mole of Gallipoli.

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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. (E 2168) ARLHS # ITA-084

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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. ARLHS # ITA-039

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The light is located up the hill from the old light, thus is 25 meters taller. (E 2178) ARLHS # ITA-315

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Located just off a popular beach at Punta San Cataldo di Lecce, about 12 km east of Lecce.

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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. ARLHS # ITA-107

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Located at the end of the north inner breakwater of Brindisi, directly below the walls of the Castello a Mare. (E 2204)

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Located on a point of land in the town of Torre Canne about 40 km northwest of Brindisi. ARLHS # ITA-150

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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.

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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. ARLHS # ITA-141

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Located at the end of the breakwater (the Molo Santa Michele) at Molfetta. (E 2252) ARLHS # ITA-317

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Located at the end of the extension of the east breakwater.

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Located near the base of the Molo di Tramontana, the east breakwater of Barletta. ARLHS # ITA-313

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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. ARLHS # ITA-099

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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. ARLHS # ITA-090

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The uninhabited island of Capraia is north of San Nicola, separated by a channel about 800 m wide. Accessible only by boat. ARLHS # ITA-207

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Located near the waterfront in Termoli. (E 2303) ARLHS # ITA-167

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Located on the Via del Porto at the base of the north mole in Ortona. (E 2312) ARLHS # ITA-108

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