Cape Spartivento Lighthouse
Capo Spartivento Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on Cape Spartivento promontory which is the southernmost point of Sardinia and represents the eastern boundary of the Gulf of Teulada and the western limit of the Gulf of Cagliari on the Tyrrhenian Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse at Domus de Maria, Sardinia, Italy
- Also known as: “Capo Spartivento Lighthouse”, “faro di Capo Spartivento”, and “Faro di Capo Spartivento (Domus de Maria)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isola di Padiglioni and Su Giudeu.
Isola di Padiglioni
Islet
Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Isola di Padiglioni is an islet, which is situated 1 km west of Cape Spartivento Lighthouse.
Su Giudeu
Islet
Photo: Sergio.Poppi, CC BY 2.0.
Su Giudeu is an islet, which is situated 2 km east of Cape Spartivento Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capo Spartivento and Chia.
Chia
Hamlet
Photo: Carlo Pelagalli, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chia, also named Baia di Chia, is a coastal area in southern Sardinia, which is also a village, frazione of the municipality of Domus de Maria, in the Province of South Sardinia. The archeological site of the ancient town of Bithia is located at Chia. Chia is situated 5 km northeast of Cape Spartivento Lighthouse.
Domus de Maria
Village
Domus de Maria is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 kilometres southwest of Cagliari. Domus de Maria borders the following municipalities: Pula, Santadi, and Teulada. Domus de Maria is situated 8 km north of Cape Spartivento Lighthouse.
Cape Spartivento Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Domus de Maria, Sud Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
38.87775° or 38° 52′ 40″ northLongitude
8.84533° or 8° 50′ 43″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8FCCVRHW+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 409765393OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Cape Spartivento Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare du cap Spartivento”
- French: “Phare du cap Spartivento”
- German: “Faro di Capo Spartivento”
- German: “Leuchtturm vom Capo Spartivento”
- Italian: “faro di Capo Spartivento”
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