LIGHTHOUSES

SAFE BEACONS IN THE NIGHT

Let your light shine so that others can see their way out of the dark.

A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.

Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reef, rocks and safe entries to harbors.

Cerbère, France, Sept 2023

Calella, Spain, March 2023

Tossa de Mar, Spain, Feb 2023

Torre del Mar, Spain, Dec 2022

El Farol, Málaga, Spain, Dec 2022

Farol Nazaré, Portugal, Nov 2022

Farol do Penedo da Saudade, Marinha Grande, Portugal, Nov 2022

Forte de Barra, Aveiro, Portugal, Nov 2022

Gafanha de Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal, Nov 2022

Phare du Mont Saint-Claire, Séte, dept. de l'Hérault, France, Sept 2022

This lighthouse is in the form of an octagonal stone tower with a height of 23 m, slightly pyramidal. The focal length is located at a height of 18.90m3. Its construction lasted three years and, on April 23, 1903, the lighthouse was lit. Before the electrification in 1938 the lighthouse was powered by petroleum vapor

Phare Saint-Louis, Séte, dept. de l'Hérault, France, Sept 2022

The ancestor of the current lighthouse was built for the first time in 1861 in Cassis stone, then it accompanied the other tower which lost its role as a beacon but was kept until the Second World War. Its construction, decided in 1855, required the reorganization of the layout of Fort Saint-Louis. This new lighthouse no longer had a fixed light but is equipped with a large rotating lantern with a Fresnel lens. The lamps were first powered by rapeseed oil like its predecessor but switched to oil in 1873. In 1908, the oil lamps were replaced by a much more powerful oil vapor lamp, before the electrification of the lighthouse in 1933. On August 19, 1944, German army mines caused significant damage to the entire port and in particular to the mole and the Saint-Louis lighthouse, which were completely destroyed. A temporary so-called "war" lighthouse was built in 1945 pending the reconstruction of the Saint-Louis lighthouse in its current form. The new lighthouse was inaugurated on April 10, 1948

Phare de Saint-Tropez, dept. Var, France, June 2022

Saint-Tropez's first lighthouse, called the "red lighthouse", was built in 1866 at the end of the large pier. It was a more powerful fixed red light on a cylindrical masonry turret 15 m high. In 1932, it was electrified, and became a red light with three occultations every fifteen seconds. He was the pride of the city, part of its heritage. It was destroyed in 1944 by German troops. It was replaced by a temporary one which lasted 32 years. After the rehabilitation of the port, the city of Saint-Tropez committed in 1999 to the construction of a new "red lighthouse", identical to the first. It was inaugurated and put into service on January 1, 2001

Far de Cap Salou, Tarragona, Spain, May 2022

The lighthouse was inaugurated in April 1858 and has a red central tower that still illuminates the Gulf of San Jordi on the Costa Daurada every day.

Far de Cullera, Valencia, Spain, May 2022

The Cullera lighthouse was built in 1858 on the Punta de Faro, on the eastern tip of the Cabo de Cullera. It is between Playa del Racó and Playa del Dosser. It is one of seven of the Valencian coast that continues to remain inhabited and one of the leading lighthouses of Valencia.

Faro de Oropesa del Mar, Castellón, Spain, May 2022

This phare is located on Cape Oropesa, which divides the coast of the province of Castellón into two parts, next to the Torre del Rey. It was inaugurated in 1857, using olive oil, paraffin and later oil as fuel. It was electrified in 1924.

Faro de Torredembara, Tarragona, Spain, May 2022

The lighthouse was built in 1999. The lighting occurred at 00:00 hours on January 1, 2000. It was the last lighthouse built in Spain in the 20th century, and was designed by the architect Josep Maria Llinàs.

J.C.J. van Speijk Vuurtoren, Egmond aan Zee, North Holland, The Netherlands, April 2022

This lighthouse on the North Sea coast designed by Jan Valk and built in 1833 is one of the oldest still active lighthouses in the Netherlands. The foot of the lighthouse forms a tomb, which recalls Lieutenant Commander Jan van Speijk.

Lage Vuurtoren, IJmuiden, North Holland, The Netherlands, April 2022

The low lighthouse of IJmuiden is a round, reddish-brown, cast iron tower designed by Quirinus Harder and built between 1877 and 1878. The tower has a height of 24 meters and, together with the high lighthouse of IJmuiden, forms a light line that marks the IJgeul and the entrance to the harbor. The tower has five floors and 88 steps.

Hoge Vuurtoren, IJmuiden, North Holland, The Netherlands, April 2022

The high lighthouse of IJmuiden is a round, reddish brown, cast iron tower designed by Quirinus Harder and built between 1877 and 1878. The tower has a height of 43.3 meters and, together with the low lighthouse of IJmuiden, forms a light line that marks the IJgeul and the entrance to the harbour. The tower has ten floors and 159 steps and was identical to the low lighthouse built at the same time.

Faro del Albir, Natural Park Serra Gelada, Alicante, Spain, Jan 2022

Situated on a high rock at the end of the very popular walking route the Camino del Faro.

Phare de Chassiron, Saint Denis, L'île d'Oléron, France, Oct 2019

The Phare de Chassiron is the iconic lighthouse at the northern tip of the Île d'Oléron which is the largest island on the French Atlantic coast

Lighthouse Download Festival, Donington Park, England, UK, June 2019

Download Festival is the most popular annually held five day British summer rock and heavy metal festival event, based at the home of rock Donington Park in Derby, Leicestershire