Isola dei Cavoli Lighthouse
# Isola dei Cavoli Lighthouse

Isola dei Cavoli Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Isola dei Cavoli) is an active lighthouse located on a small islet, 690 metres (2,260 ft) from Cape Carbonara, the southernmost tip of western Sardinia in the municipality of Villasimius on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

## Description

The lighthouse was built in 1858 and consists of a masonry cylindrical tower, 37 metres (121 ft) high, with balcony and lantern atop a massive 3-storey keeper's house. The tower is painted with white and black horizontal band, the lantern in white and the lantern dome in grey metallic. The light is positioned at 74 metres (243 ft) above sea level and emits two white or red flashes, depending on the directions, in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1262 E.F. The lighthouse, being automated, it is no longer inhabited by the keepers consequently host the botanical and zoological research centre of the University of Cagliari.

