Capo Ferro Lighthouse
Capo Ferro Lighthouse () is an active lighthouse located on the same name promontory which marks the southern entrance to the Strait of Bonifacio and to the Maddalena archipelago, in the municipality of Arzachena, in the north east of Sardinia, Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. Description The lighthouse, built in 1858, was activated by the Regia Marina only in 1861 and consists of a masonry white cylindrical tower, high, with balcony and lantern rising from a 2-storey white keeper's house. The lantern, which mounts an optics of the Type ORT3 375 with a Focal length of 187.5 mm., is painted in white, the dome in grey metallic, and it is positioned at above sea level emitting three white flashes in a 15 seconds period visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated and operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1146 E.F. See also List of lighthouses in Italy Arzachena References External links Servizio Fari Marina Militare Lighthouses in Italy Buildings and structures in Sardinia