Finisterre Light
The Cape Finisterre Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on Cape Finisterre, in the Province of A Coruña, on the northwestern coast of Galicia in Spain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Basotxerri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Spain
- Also known as: “Cabo Fisterra Lighthouse”, “Cape Finisterre Lighthouse”, “Far de Fisterra”, “Faro de Cabo Fisterra”, “Faro de Finisterra”, “Faro de Finisterre”, and “Finisterre Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ermida de San Guillerme and Church of Santa María das Areas.
Ermida de San Guillerme
Church
Ermida de San Guillerme is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Finisterre Light.
Church of Santa María das Areas
Church
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
Igrexa de Santa María das Areas is a church in Fisterra, Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1985. This Romanesque temple was founded around the 12th century. Church of Santa María das Areas is situated 2½ km north of Finisterre Light.
Castle of San Carlos
Castle
Photo: Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of San Carlos is situated 2½ km north of Finisterre Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Oliveira and Estorde.
A Oliveira
Hamlet
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A Oliveira is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northeast of Finisterre Light.
Estorde
Hamlet
Photo: Lameiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estorde is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km northeast of Finisterre Light.
Corcubión
Town
Photo: Martinho12, GFDL.
Corcubión is a town, which is situated 9 km northeast of Finisterre Light.
Finisterre Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fisterra, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.88241° or 42° 52′ 57″ northLongitude
-9.27199° or 9° 16′ 19″ westElevation
112 metres (367 feet)Inception
1853Height
17 metres (56 feet)Operator
Autoridad Portuaria de A CoruñaOpen location code
8CJGVPJH+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 463985750OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Finisterre Light” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Fisterrako itsasargia”
- Catalan: “Far de Fisterra”
- French: “phare du Cap Finisterre”
- French: “Phare du Cap Finisterre”
- Galician: “faro de Fisterra”
- Galician: “Faro de Fisterra”
- Italian: “Faro di Cabo Fisterra”
- Italian: “Faro di Finisterre”
- Portuguese: “Farol da Fisterra”
- Spanish: “faro de Finisterre”
- Spanish: “Faro de Finisterre”
- Ukrainian: “Маяк на мисі Фіністерре”
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Explore places such as Xan Monteiro and A Paxariño.
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