Maspalomas Lighthouse

The Maspalomas Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse at the southern end of the Spanish island of , in the . It lies at one end of the beach, 4 kilometres south of the resort town centre, next to the area known as the .
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Spain
  • Also known as: “Faro of Maspalomas” and “Leuchtturm Maspalomas”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hotel Faro, a Lopesan Collection Hotel and La Morena Marina.

Hotel
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Work of art
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is a work of art.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 410 metres northeast of Maspalomas Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meloneras and Maspalomas.

Neighborhood
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is a tourist town on the south coast of the…

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is a tourist resort in the .

Suburb
is a district of … is situated 3 km north of Maspalomas Lighthouse.

Maspalomas Lighthouse

Latitude
27.73519° or 27° 44′ 7″ north
Longitude
-15.59892° or 15° 35′ 56″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Established
1890
Levels
2
Roof shape
flat
Open location code
7CV6PCP2+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 60043460
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
6698483
Wiki­data ID
Q3739792
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Maspalomas Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “马斯帕洛马斯灯塔”
  • Dutch: “Faro de Maspalomas”
  • Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Maspalomas”
  • French: “phare de Maspalomas”
  • French: “Phare de Maspalomas”
  • German: “Faro de Maspalomas”
  • Italian: “Faro di Maspalomas”
  • Japanese: “マスパロマス灯台”
  • Russian: “Маспаломас (маяк)”
  • Russian: “Маспаломас”
  • Russian: “Маяк Маспаломас”
  • Slovenian: “svetilnik Maspalomas”
  • Slovenian: “Svetilnik Maspalomas”
  • Spanish: “Faro de Maspalomas”
  • Spanish: “Faro de Punta Morro Colchas”
  • Swedish: “Maspalomas fyr”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Campo de Golf and Campo International.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Christopher Columbus in Maspalomas and Tourism in Maspalomas.

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