Strombolicchio | |
Location: | Strombolicchio Aeolian Islands Sicily |
Coordinates: | 38.8173°N 15.2521°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1925 |
Construction: | stone tower |
Shape: | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop a service building |
Marking: | white tower, grey metallic lantern dome |
Height: | 8m (26feet) |
Focalheight: | 57m (187feet) |
Intensity: | LABI 100 W |
Range: | main: reserve: |
Characteristic: | Fl (3) W 15s. |
Country: | Italy |
Countrynumber: | 3310 E.F. |
Managingagent: | Marina Militare[1] [2] |
Strombolicchio Lighthouse (it|Faro di Strombolicchio) is an active lighthouse placed on the summit of Strombolicchio, a sea stack to the north-east of Stromboli in the Aeolian Islands.
The lighthouse was built in 1925 and consists of a white cylindrical tower, 8m (26feet) high, with balcony and lantern, atop a 1-storey white stone keeper's house. The lantern, painted in metallic grey, is 57m (187feet) above sea level and emits three white flashes in a 15 seconds period, visible up to a distance of . It is completely automated, solar powered, and is operated by the Marina Militare; its identification code number is 3310 E.F.[2]