Capo Santa Maria di Leuca Lighthouse

Santa Maria di Leuca lighthouse is an active light located at the extremity of Santa Maria [di Leuca] nearby the same name Sanctuary.

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1864 on project by Achille Rossi and was lit for the first time on September 6, 1866. The tower, built in bricks, has an hexagonal prism shape with balcony and lantern atop a two-storey keeper's house. It has a height of, and is placed at above sea level. The lantern has a diameter of and emits three white flashes in a 15 seconds period visible up to while a [Light characteristic#Class of light|red occulting light every 4 seconds] is shown over the shoal to the east. The light is operated by the Lighthouses Service of Marina Militare identified by the code number 3388 E.F.