Punta Stilo | |
Location: | Punta Stilo Monasterace Calabria Italy |
Coordinates: | 38.4476°N 16.5775°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1887 |
Automated: | yes |
Construction: | masonry tower |
Shape: | octagonal prism tower with double balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house |
Marking: | black and white horizontal bands, grey lantern dome |
Height: | 15m (49feet) |
Focalheight: | 54m (177feet) |
Lens: | type OR 250 |
Intensity: | AL 1000 W |
Range: | main: reserve: |
Characteristic: | Fl (3) W 15s. |
Country: | Italy |
Countrynumber: | 3388 E.F. |
Managingagent: | Marina Militare[1] [2] |
Punta Stilo Lighthouse (it|Faro di Punta Stilo) is an active lighthouse on the Ionian Sea along the coast of Calabria in the municipality of Monasterace, Italy.
The work to build the tower started in 1891 and the light was lit the first time in May 1895.[3] The tower, attached to 1-storey keeper's house, has an octagonal prism shape and it is built in masonry. It is white painted with black horizontal bands, has a height of 15m (49feet) and is placed at 54m (177feet) above sea level. The lighthouse emits three white flashes in a 15 seconds period visible up to . The light is operated by the Lighthouses Service of Marina Militare identified by the code number 3388 E.F.[2]