The lighthouse, built in 1859 under the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, consists of a concrete tapered decagonal tower, 20 metres (66 ft) high, with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house. No longer inhabited but it was recently awarded by the state property agency for development in lighthouse accommodated to the privates, the "Beacon Hope - Lighthouse Resort", founded by the local entrepreneur Sebastian Cortese. The tower and the lantern are white; the lantern dome is grey metallic. The lantern is positioned at 34 metres (112 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2910 E.F.[2]
