Calaburras Lighthouse
Calaburras Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the coastal point known as Punta de Calaburras near Mijas, Málaga province, in Spain. The station was the first air/sea lighthouse in Spain and was built in 1863 and rebuilt in 1928.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Spain
- Also known as: “Faro de Calaburras”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sohail Castle and Fuengirola Central Mosque.
Sohail Castle
Castle
Sohail Castle is a castle in Fuengirola, Spain. It is a historic fortress located in the coastal town of Fuengirola, situated along the Costa del Sol in the province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. Sohail Castle is situated 2 km northeast of Calaburras Lighthouse.
Fuengirola Central Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Tyk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fuengirola Mosque is a mosque in Fuengirola, Province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. It is also known as the Suhail Islamic Cultural Centre. Fuengirola Central Mosque is situated 3 km northeast of Calaburras Lighthouse.
Miramar
Shopping center
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Miramar is a shopping center, which is situated 2½ km north of Calaburras Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fuengirola and Torreblanca.
Fuengirola
Fuengirola is a city in the Costa del Sol in southern Spain that is popular with tourists for its long sandy beach and malécon.
Torreblanca
Suburb
Photo: Tyk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Torreblanca is a suburb, which is situated 7 km northeast of Calaburras Lighthouse.
Sitio de Calahonda
Neighborhood
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Sitio De Calahonda is a town in Andalusia, southern Spain. It lies on the coast about halfway between Fuengirola and Marbella, and is part of the municipality of Mijas. Sitio de Calahonda is situated 8 km west of Calaburras Lighthouse.
Calaburras Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mijas, Costa del Sol, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.50738° or 36° 30′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.63979° or 4° 38′ 23″ westElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
8C8QG946+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 631320795OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
12095338Wikidata ID
Q5647786
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In Other Languages
From French to Uzbek—“Calaburras Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Calaburras”
- French: “Phare de Calaburras”
- Russian: “Маяк Калабуррас”
- Spanish: “Faro de Calaburras”
- Uzbek: “Calaburras mayogʻi”
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Nearby Places
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