Tarifa Light

Tarifa Light is a lighthouse in Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia. Tarifa Light is situated nearby to Lighthouse Tarifa, as well as near the islet Isla de Las Palomas.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lighthouse Tarifa and Isla de Las Palomas.

Lighthouse Tarifa

Lighthouse

Photo: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Isla de Las Palomas is an island opposite the town of Tarifa at the southern end of the Punta de Tarifa at the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and continental Europe. The island has been connected to the mainland by causeway since 1808.

Tarifa Ferry Port

Marina

Photo: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Port of Tarifa is a commercial harbor for fishing and passenger boats, located in the Andalusian town of Tarifa. It is managed by the Port Authority of Algeciras and is the closest European port to North Africa and on the main shipping route to Tangier in Morocco and Ceuta. Tarifa Ferry Port is situated 1 km northeast of Tarifa Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Punta de Tarifa and El Cuartón.

Punta de Tarifa

Locality

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Punta de Tarifa is the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and Continental Europe. It is located in the province of Cádiz and the autonomous community of Andalusia on the Atlantic end of the Straits of Gibraltar.

El Cuartón

Hamlet

El Cuartón is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain. It is located 13.7 kilometres by road southwest of the city centre of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 9.7 kilometres away, and it lies just to the southwest of El Bujeo. El Cuartón is situated 10 km northeast of Tarifa Light.

Tarifa Light

Type: Lighthouse
Also known as: “Punta Marroqui Lighthouse” and “Punta Marroquí Lighthouse”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

36.00119° or 36° 0′ 4″ north

Longitude

-5.60958° or 5° 36′ 35″ west

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

8C8P292R+F5

GeoNames ID

9856089

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