| Capo Santa Maria di Leuca | |
| Location: | Santa Maria di Leuca Apulia Italy |
| Coordinates: | 39.7959°N 18.3685°W |
| Yearbuilt: | 1866 |
| Foundation: | concrete base |
| Construction: | brick tower |
| Shape: | octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern atop a 2-storey keeper’s house |
| Marking: | white tower |
| Height: | 48m (157feet) |
| Focalheight: | 102m (335feet) |
| Lens: | first order Fresnel Lens (removed 1954), Type OR T6 (current) |
| Lightsource: | main power |
| Intensity: | main: AL 1000 W reserve: MAXI HALO 60 |
| Range: | main: reserve: |
| Characteristic: | Fl (3) W 15s. Oc R 4s. (to east) |
| Country: | Italy |
| Countrynumber: | 3590 E.F. |
| Managingagent: | Marina Militare[1] [2] |
Santa Maria di Leuca lighthouse is an active light located at the extremity of Santa Maria di Leuca nearby the same name Sanctuary.
The lighthouse was built in 1864 on project by Achille Rossi and was lit for the first time on September 6, 1866.[3] 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 47m (154feet), and is placed at 102m (335feet) above sea level. The lantern has a diameter of 3m (10feet) and emits three white flashes in a 15 seconds period visible up to while a 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.[2]