Tower of Hercules
The Tower of Hercules is an ancient Roman lighthouse in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, overlooking the Atlantic coast. It is the only fully preserved Roman lighthouse still used for maritime signalling.
- Tourist attraction
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- …dates from the 1st century
- …stands 1 metre (3.3 feet) tall
- Opening hours:
June–September: 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
October–May: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM - Description: Ancient lighthouse in Spain
- Address: Estrada da Torre de Hércules 1
- Also known as“Herkulesen Dorrea”“Torre de Hércules”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Aquarium Finisterrae and Beach of As Lapas.
Aquarium Finisterrae
Aquarium Finisterrae is an aquarium located in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
350 metres southwest of Tower of Hercules
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monte Alto and O Campo da Rata.
Tower of Hercules
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Latitude
43.38594° or 43° 23′ 9″ north
Longitude
-8.40652° or 8° 24′ 24″ west
Open location code
8CMH9HPV+99
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Tower of Hercules” goes by many names.
برج هِرَقْلArabic
Հերակլեսի աշտարակArmenian
Հերկուլեսի աշտարակArmenian
Torre d’HérculesAsturian
Herkulesen DorreaBasque
Вежа ГеркулесаBelarusian
হারকিউলিসের মিনারBengali
Tour HerkulesBreton
Кула на ХеркулесBulgarian
Torre d’HèrculesCatalan
Tower of HerculesCebuano
埃库莱斯塔Chinese
埃库莱斯灯塔Chinese
埃庫萊斯塔Chinese
大力士塔Chinese
海格力斯塔Chinese
赫拉克利斯灯塔Chinese
Herkulesov toranjCroatian
Herkulov toranjCroatian
Herkulova věžCzech
HerculestorenDutch
Toren van HerculesDutch
Torre de HérculesDutch
Turo de HerkuloEsperanto
Heraklese tornEstonian
Herkuleen torniFinnish
Herkuleksen torniFinnish
Herkulesin torniFinnish
Torre de HérculesFinnish
Faro de BrigantiaGalician
Torre de HérculesGalician
ჰერკულესის კოშკიGeorgian
Πύργος του ΗρακλήGreek
מגדל הרקולסHebrew
हरक्यूलिस का टावरHindi
Herkules-toronyHungarian
Menara HerculesIndonesian
Faro di La CoruñaItalian
Torre de HérculesItalian
Torre di ErcoleItalian
Torre di HérculesItalian
エルクレスの塔Japanese
ヘラクレスの塔Japanese
Геркулес мұнарасыKazakh
헤라클레스 탑Korean
헤라클레스의 탑Korean
Pharus BrigantiusLatin
Herkulesa tornisLatvian
Heraklio bokštasLithuanian
Кулата на ХераклеMacedonian
Хераклеова кулаMacedonian
Херкулова кулаMacedonian
ടവർ ഓഫ് ഹെർക്കുലസ്Malayalam
Farum BrigantiumMaltese
Torri ta’ ErkoleMaltese
Torri ta’ HerculesMaltese
ਹਰਕੂਲੀਜ਼ ਮੀਨਾਰPanjabi
برج هرکولPersian
Torre de HérculesPolish
Wieża HerkulesaPolish
Башня БреоганаRussian
Башня ГераклаRussian
Башня ГеркулесаRussian
Херкулов торањSerbian
Herkulesov toranjSerbo-Croatian
Herkulova vežaSlovak
Herkulov stolpSlovenian
Herkules tornSwedish
HerkulestornetSwedish
Tower of HerculesSwedish
எர்க்குலசு கோபுரம்Tamil
ஹெர்குலஸ் கோபுரம்Tamil
Herkül KulesiTurkish
Вежа ГеркулесаUkrainian
ہرقل کا برجUrdu
Tháp HérculesVietnamese
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