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Lighthouse of el Cap de Creus

Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona

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Lighthouse of el Cap de Creus

Monument · Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona

Lighthouse of el Cap de Creus

The Cap de Creus lighthouse, in the municipality of Cadaqués, is the easternmost lighthouse on the Iberian Peninsula, 500 metres from the tip of the cape, in the area known as punta de l'Esquena. Its construction was decided in 1847 and it was opened in 1853, nineteen months after the Llobregat lighthouse, making it the second oldest in Catalonia; a plaque above the door recalls that date under the reign of Isabella II. Square in plan, with an eleven-metre signal tower remodelled on several occasions, it stands next to the remains of a medieval watchtower already documented in 1385. Today it houses an interpretation centre of the Cap de Creus Natural Park.

Photo: Alberto-g-rovi (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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