Capo Zafferano Lighthouse

Capo Zafferano Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Zafferano) is an active lighthouse located at the extreme tip of the homonimy promontory, under a steep ridge, that marks the eastern entrance to the port of Palermo. The lighthouse is in the municipality of Santa Flavia on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Capo Zafferano

Capo Zafferano Lighthouse
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Location	Capo Zafferano Santa Flavia Sicily Italy
Coordinates	38°06′44″N 13°32′15″E
Year first constructed	1884
Foundation	masonry base
Construction	masonry tower
Tower shape	octagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern	white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Tower height	11 metres (36 ft)
Focal height	34 metres (112 ft)
Current lens	Type OF 500 Focal length: 250mm
Light source	mains power
Intensity	main: AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W
Range	main: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) reserve: 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (3) WR 10s.
Fog signal	no
Admiralty number	E2023
NGA number	9900
ARLHS number	ITA-048
Italy number	3244 E.F.
Managing agent	Marina Militare[1][2]

History

The lighthouse was built in 1884 and when the Marina Militare automated it the keeper's house was abandoned and went entirely in ruin due to negligence and vandalic raids. In 2016 the Agenzia del Demanio, who run the State ownership buildings including the lighthouses, decided to give it in concession with a request for tenders to a private for 50 years.[3] The lighthouse has been awarded to a company involved in the restoration, headed by a local Chef, will become a multifunctional structure with a taste shop, a restaurant, three suites and a Museum of the Sea.[4]

Description

The lighthouse consists of a masonry octagonal tower, 11 metres (36 ft) high, with balcony and lantern attached to the seaward side of 1-storey keeper's house. The tower and the lantern are white; the lantern dome is grey metallic. The light is positioned at 34 metres (112 ft) above sea level and emits three white or red flashes, depending on the direction, in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3244 E.F.[2]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Italy

References

1. "Lighthouses of Italy: Western Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
2. "Capo Zafferano". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
3. "Valore Paese - Fari". Agenzia del Demanio. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
4. "Il Faro di Capo Zafferano". PalermoToday. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

External links

• Servizio Fari Marina Militare