Punta Campanella Lighthouse

Punta Campanella Lighthouse is an active lighthouse at the end of the south-western extremity of the Sorrentine Peninsula, Campania on the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Description

The station was established in 1846, and the current lighthouse was activated in the late 1960s; the lighthouse consists of a metal skeletal tower, high, with balcony and lantern, mounted on a concrete base. A 1-storey equipment shelter is in the base of the tower. The lantern, painted in white and the dome in grey metallic, is positioned at above sea level and emits a white flash in a 5-second period, visible up to a distance of. The lighthouse is completely automated and powered by a solar unit and operated by the Italian Navy with the identification code number 2593.3 E.F.