Punta Stilo Lighthouse
Punta Stilo Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Ionian Sea along the coast of Calabria in the municipality of Monasterace, Italy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Italy
- Also known as: “Faro di Punta Stilo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caulonia and Monasterace–Stilo railway station.
Caulonia
Archaeological site
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Caulonia or Caulon was an ancient city on the shore of the Ionian Sea near Monasterace, Italy. At some point after the destruction of the city by Rome in 200 BC, the inhabitants moved to a location further inland where they founded Stilida which developed into the modern town Stilo. Caulonia is situated 160 metres east of Punta Stilo Lighthouse.
Monasterace–Stilo railway station
Railway station
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Monasterace–Stilo is a railway station in Monasterace, Italy. The station is located on the Jonica railway. The train services are operated by Trenitalia. Monasterace–Stilo railway station is situated 1¼ km south of Punta Stilo Lighthouse.
Guardavalle railway station
Railway station
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Guardavalle railway station is situated 3½ km north of Punta Stilo Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punta Stilo and Monasterace Marina.
Punta Stilo
Locality
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Punta Stilo is the name of an arcuate headland in Calabria, Italy. It lies immediately north of Monasterace and constitutes the western coast of the Gulf of Squillace.
Caldarella
Hamlet
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Caldarella is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Punta Stilo Lighthouse.
Punta Stilo Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Monasterace, Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
38.44754° or 38° 26′ 51″ northLongitude
16.57763° or 16° 34′ 40″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8FCRCHXH+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 7882063575OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Punta Stilo Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Punta Stilo”
- French: “Phare de Punta Stilo”
- Italian: “Faro di Punta Stilo”
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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 “Punta Stilo Lighthouse”. Photo: Marcuscalabresus, CC BY-SA 3.0.