Vittoria Light
Vittoria Light also known as the Victory Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse in Trieste, Italy, serving the Gulf of Trieste. It is located on the Hill of Gretta, off the Strada del Friuli.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Tiesse, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Active lighthoise in Trieste, Italy
- Also known as: “Faro della Vittoria”, “Faro della Vittória”, “Faro della Vittoria (Trieste)”, “Victory Lighthouse”, and “Vittoria Lighthouse”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Bartolomeo Apostolo Church and Science Centre.
San Bartolomeo Apostolo Church
Church
Photo: Tiesse, Public domain.
San Bartolomeo Apostolo Church is situated 660 metres northwest of Vittoria Light.
Science Centre
Museum
Photo: Fenomena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Science Centre is a museum, which is situated 1¼ km south of Vittoria Light.
Chiesa dei Santi Ermacora e Fortunato Martiri / Cerkev svetega Mohorja in Fortunata
Church
Photo: Tiesse, Public domain.
Chiesa dei Santi Ermacora e Fortunato Martiri / Cerkev svetega Mohorja in Fortunata is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Vittoria Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barcola and Sottomonte.
Barcola
Suburb
Photo: Tiesse, Public domain.
Barcola is a maritime neighbourhood of Trieste, Italy. It is a popular tourist destination with beaches and long promenades, near the Habsburg-established Miramare Castle.
Opicina
Town
Opicina, formerly Poggioreale del Carso in Italian, is a town in northeastern Italy, close to the Slovenian border at Fernetti. Opicina is a frazione of the comune of Trieste, the provincial and regional capital. Opicina is situated 3 km northeast of Vittoria Light.
Vittoria Light
- Categories: lighthouse, building, and tourism
- Location: Trieste, Province of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.67563° or 45° 40′ 32″ northLongitude
13.75699° or 13° 45′ 25″ eastElevation
109 metres (358 feet)Inception
1927Height
57 metres (187 feet)Open location code
8FQMMQG4+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 36428883OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
3220261Wikidata ID
Q752327
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Korean—“Vittoria Light” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “維托里亞燈塔”
- Dutch: “Faro della Vittoria”
- Dutch: “Vittoria Light”
- French: “phare de la Victoire”
- French: “Phare de la Victoire”
- German: “Der Siegesleuchtturm”
- German: “Faro della Vittoria”
- Italian: “Faro della Vittoria”
- Korean: “비토리아 등대”
Localities in the Area
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