Capo Colonne Lighthouse
Capo Colonne Lighthouse is situated on the extremity of the Promunturium Lacinium, nearby the single column of the Greek temple elevated in honour of Hera Lacinia, at 9 kilometres from Crotone on the Ionian Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Salvatore Migliari, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Italy
- Also known as: “Faro di Capo Colonne”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Juno Lacinia and Archaeological Museum of Capo Colonna.
Temple of Juno Lacinia
Photo: revolweb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple of Juno Lacinia is a ruined ancient Greek temple at the heart of a sanctuary dedicated to Hera located on Capo Colonna in Calabria, Italy, near Crotone. Temple of Juno Lacinia is situated 170 metres north of Capo Colonne Lighthouse.
Archaeological Museum of Capo Colonna
Museum
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Archaeological Museum of Capo Colonna is situated 400 metres west of Capo Colonne Lighthouse.
St. Mary of Capo Colonna’s Sanctuary
Church
Photo: Peter Siroki, CC BY 2.0.
St. Mary of Capo Colonna’s Sanctuary is a church, which is situated 360 metres north of Capo Colonne Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capo Colonna.
Capo Colonna
Suburb
Capo Colonna is a cape in Calabria located near Crotone. In ancient Roman times the promontory was called Promunturium Lacinium. The modern name derives from the remaining column of the Temple of Hera Lacinia.
Capo Colonne Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Crotone, Province of Crotone, Calabria, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
39.02566° or 39° 1′ 32″ northLongitude
17.20441° or 17° 12′ 16″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
8FFV26G3+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 1960284021OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Capo Colonne Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare du cap Colonna”
- French: “Phare du cap Colonna”
- Italian: “Faro di Capo Colonna”
- Slovenian: “svetilnik na rtu Colonna”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cabo Columna”
- Spanish: “Faro del Cabo Columna”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Capo Colonne Lighthouse”. Photo: Salvatore Migliari, CC BY 3.0.