Faro Voltiano di Brunate
Faro Voltiano di Brunate is a lighthouse in Brunate, Province of Como, Lombardy which is located on Via Giacomo Scalini and has an elevation of 882 metres. Faro Voltiano di Brunate is situated nearby to the park Parco Marenghi, as well as near the church Sant’Andrea Apostolo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in northern Italy
- Also known as: “Faro Voltiano”, “Lighthouse of Brunate”, “Lighthouse of Como”, “lighthouse of San Maurizio”, “Volta Lighthouse”, and “Voltiano Lighthouse”
- Address: Via Giacomo Scalini, Brunate
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parco Marenghi and Grand Hotel Brunate.
Parco Marenghi
Park
Photo: Pietro Berra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parco Marenghi is a park, which is situated 100 metres southeast of Faro Voltiano di Brunate.
Grand Hotel Brunate
Photo: Aspich, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grand Hotel Brunate was the last work in the Art Nouveau style by the architect Giuseppe Casartelli. Located in Brunate, in province of Como, its construction was concluded in 1893, one year before the construction of the Como–Brunate funicular. Grand Hotel Brunate is situated 1 km southwest of Faro Voltiano di Brunate.
Sant’Andrea Apostolo
Church
Photo: Swiss79, Public domain.
Sant’Andrea Apostolo is a church, which is situated 750 metres southwest of Faro Voltiano di Brunate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Como and Tavernola.
Como
Photo: Marcus90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Como is a city at the southern end of Lake Como in Lombardy, Northwest Italy. It has a population of 84,000. The border with Switzerland is at the northwestern end of the city.
Bignanico
Neighborhood
Photo: Ottantafame, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bignanico is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km west of Faro Voltiano di Brunate.
Faro Voltiano di Brunate
- Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Brunate, Province of Como, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.82606° or 45° 49′ 34″ northLongitude
9.10043° or 9° 6′ 2″ eastElevation
882 metres (2,894 feet)Inception
1927Open location code
8FQFR4G2+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 111415210OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Polish—“Faro Voltiano di Brunate” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Маяк Вольта”
- Dutch: “Volta Vuurtoren”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Brunate”
- German: “Faro Voltiano di Brunate”
- Italian: “Faro Voltiano di Brunate”
- Italian: “faro Voltiano”
- Italian: “Faro Voltiano”
- Polish: “Latarnia Volty”
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