Tower of Hercules

The Tower of Hercules is an ancient Roman lighthouse in , Galicia, Spain, overlooking the Atlantic coast. It is the only fully preserved Roman lighthouse still used for maritime signalling.
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  • Opening hours:
    June–September: 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
    October–May: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Ancient lighthouse in Spain
  • Also known as: “Faro de Brigantia”, “Faro de hercules”, “Faro de hércules”, “Faro di La Coruña”, “Farum Brigantium”, “Herkuleksen torni”, “Herkules torn”, “Herkulesin torni”, “phare romain de La Corogne (Brigantium)”, “Torre de Hercules”, “Torri ta’ Hercules”, “Башня Бреогана”, “Башня Геракла”, “Хераклеова кула”, “헤라클레스 탑”, “エルクレスの塔”, “埃库莱斯灯塔”, and “赫拉克利斯灯塔”
  • Address: Estrada da Torre de Hércules 1
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Aquarium Finisterrae and Beach of As Lapas.

Museum
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is an aquarium located in , , . is situated 350 metres southwest of Tower of Hercules.

Beach
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is situated 240 metres south of Tower of Hercules.

Work of art
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is a work of art, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Tower of Hercules.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monte Alto and A Pescaría.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Tower of Hercules

Latitude
43.38594° or 43° 23′ 9″ north
Longitude
-8.40652° or 8° 24′ 24″ west
Established
1st century
Height
1 metre (3.3 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8CMH9HPV+99
Open­Street­Map ID
way 255916025
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10281499
Wiki­data ID
Q245151
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Tower of Hercules” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج هرقل”
  • Arabic: “برج هِرَقْل”
  • Armenian: “Հերակլեսի աշտարակ”
  • Armenian: “Հերկուլեսի աշտարակ”
  • Asturian: “Torre d’Hércules”
  • Basque: “Herkulesen dorrea”
  • Basque: “Herkulesen Dorrea”
  • Belarusian: “Вежа Геркулеса”
  • Bengali: “হারকিউলিসের মিনার”
  • Breton: “Tour Herkules”
  • Bulgarian: “Кула на Херкулес”
  • Catalan: “Torre d’Hèrcules”
  • Cebuano: “Tower of Hercules”
  • Chinese: “埃库莱斯塔”
  • Chinese: “埃庫萊斯塔”
  • Chinese: “大力士塔”
  • Chinese: “海格力斯塔”
  • Croatian: “Herkulesov toranj”
  • Croatian: “Herkulov toranj”
  • Czech: “Herkulova věž”
  • Dutch: “Herculestoren”
  • Dutch: “Toren van Hercules”
  • Esperanto: “Turo de Herkulo”
  • Estonian: “Heraklese torn”
  • Finnish: “Herkuleen torni”
  • French: “Tour d’Hercule”
  • Galician: “Torre de Hércules”
  • Georgian: “ჰერკულესის კოშკი”
  • German: “Herkulesturm”
  • Greek: “Πύργος του Ηρακλή”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל הרקולס”
  • Hindi: “हरक्यूलिस का टावर”
  • Hungarian: “Herkules-torony”
  • Indonesian: “Menara Hercules”
  • Italian: “Torre di Ercole”
  • Italian: “Torre di Hércules”
  • Japanese: “ヘラクレスの塔”
  • Kazakh: “Геркулес мұнарасы”
  • Korean: “헤라클레스의 탑”
  • Latin: “Pharus Brigantius”
  • Latvian: “Herkulesa tornis”
  • Lithuanian: “Heraklio bokštas”
  • Macedonian: “Кулата на Херакле”
  • Macedonian: “Херкулова кула”
  • Malayalam: “ടവർ ഓഫ് ഹെർക്കുലസ്”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta’ Erkole”
  • Panjabi: “ਹਰਕੂਲੀਜ਼ ਮੀਨਾਰ”
  • Persian: “برج هرکول”
  • Polish: “Wieża Herkulesa”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de Hércules”
  • Russian: “Башня Геркулеса”
  • Serbian: “Херкулов торањ”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Herkulesov toranj”
  • Slovak: “Herkulova veža”
  • Slovenian: “Herkulov stolp”
  • Spanish: “Torre de Hércules”
  • Swedish: “Herkulestornet”
  • Tamil: “எர்க்குலசு கோபுரம்”
  • Tamil: “ஹெர்குலஸ் கோபுரம்”
  • Turkish: “Herkül Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежа Геркулеса”
  • Urdu: “ہرقل کا برج”
  • Vietnamese: “Tháp Hércules”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Os Coitelos and As Seixas.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Retrato do rei Carlos III and Ara Solis.

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Worth a closer look: Santiago de Compostela and Lugo.

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