Portoferraio Lighthouse
Portoferraio lighthouse, called Faro del Forte Stella Lighthouse since is placed on the northern rampart of Forte Stella built in 1548 by Cosimo I de' Medici in Portoferraio, Elba.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in Italy
- Also known as: “Faro di Portoferraio” and “Forte Stella Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forte Stella and Museo napoleonico Palazzina dei Mulini.
Museo napoleonico Palazzina dei Mulini
Heritage site
Museo napoleonico Palazzina dei Mulini is a heritage site, which is situated 150 metres west of Portoferraio Lighthouse.
Misericordia museum
Museum
Misericordia museum is situated 160 metres west of Portoferraio Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bagnaia and San Giovanni.
Bagnaia
Village
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Bagnaia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comuni of Portoferraio and Rio, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 261. Bagnaia is situated 2½ km east of Portoferraio Lighthouse.
San Giovanni
Village
San Giovanni is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Portoferraio, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2011 census its population was 695. San Giovanni is situated 2½ km south of Portoferraio Lighthouse.
Nisporto
Village
Nisporto is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Rio, province of Livorno. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 21. Nisporto is located on the Elba Island and it is about 8 km from Rio Marina. Nisporto is situated 4 km east of Portoferraio Lighthouse.
Portoferraio Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, building, and tourism
- Location: Portoferraio, Livorno, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.81627° or 42° 48′ 59″ northLongitude
10.33404° or 10° 20′ 3″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
8FJGR88M+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 363273000OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Portoferraio Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Portoferraio”
- French: “Phare de Portoferraio”
- German: “Leuchtturm von Portoferraio”
- Italian: “Faro di Portoferraio”
- Swedish: “Portoferraio fyr”
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