Brucoli Lighthouse

Brucoli Lighthouse
Faro di Brucoli

Location	Brucoli, Augusta, Italy
Coordinates	37°17′09″N 15°11′11″E
Tower
Constructed	1911
Construction	concrete (tower)
Height	5 m (16 ft)
Shape	octagonal prism
Markings	white (tower) , stripe (red)
Operator	Italian Navy
Light
Focal height	13 m (43 ft)
Range	11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s

Brucoli Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Brucoli) is an active lighthouse located in the municipality of Augusta on the eastern coast of Sicily near the southern end of the Gulf of Catania.[1][2] The lighthouse is also called Faro Antico Castello Regina Giovanna (Queen Juana Ancient Castle Lighthouse), because of its proximity to the castle of Brucoli, built in 15th century by Juana Enriquez, second wife of John II of Aragon.[1][2][3]

The lighthouse and the castle

Activated in 1911[3] and subsequently electrified, it consists of a white tower with a red band and an adjacent building.[2]

In 2017 the Agenzia del Demanio leased the unused service building for 50 years to a local company, which converted it into an accommodation facility.[3][4][5][6]

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Eastern Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2. "Brucoli - Antico Castello Regina Giovanna" (in Italian). Marina Militare. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
3. "Valore Paese - Fari - Cartella stampa" (PDF) (in Italian). pp. 5 and 10. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
4. "Faro di Brucoli: il famoso faro della Sicilia" (in Italian). UnaDonna.it. 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
5. "Demanio, il faro di Brucoli diventa una residenza turistica" (in Italian). il Sito di Sicilia. 2017-01-09. Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
6. "Il recupero dei beni demaniali: ecco come fari torri ed edifici costieri diventano luoghi di lusso" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 2019-04-09. Retrieved 2022-07-19.