Punta Imperatore Lighthouse
Punta Imperatore Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located atop an impressive overhanging promontory in the westernmost point of Ischia, Campania on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The lighthouse serves Naples as sighting approach.Photo: Arnoldius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Italy
- Also known as: “Faro di Punta Imperatore” and “Punta Imperatore”
- Historically known as: “Ischia Island Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Giardini Ravino, Tropical Garden and Basilica di Santa Maria di Loreto.
Giardini Ravino, Tropical Garden
Park
Photo: Kaurana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giardini Ravino is an Italian botanical garden specialized in succulent plants and cacti, located on the island of Ischia, Campania, southern Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Giardini Ravino, Tropical Garden is situated 2 km northeast of Punta Imperatore Lighthouse.
Basilica di Santa Maria di Loreto
Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Basilica di Santa Maria di Loreto is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Punta Imperatore Lighthouse.
Santa Maria del Soccorso
Church
Photo: Yellow.Cat, CC BY 2.0.
Santa Maria del Soccorso is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Punta Imperatore Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panza and Forio.
Panza
Village
Forio
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ischia is the largest island in the bay of Naples and is considered by many to be the most beautiful, though Capri is considerably more famous. It is volcanic in origin and still classed as an active volcano, but it has not erupted since 1302. Forio is situated 3 km north of Punta Imperatore Lighthouse.
Sant’Angelo
Sant’Angelo is an old fishing village on the island of Ischia that has turned into an international tourist resort. No cars are allowed to drive in Sant’Angelo and unlike the other Ischia’s villages it’s still a peaceful oasis.Punta Imperatore Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Forio, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.71104° or 40° 42′ 40″ northLongitude
13.85275° or 13° 51′ 10″ eastOpen location code
8FGMPV63+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2476857392OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
12500566Wikidata ID
Q26027646
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Punta Imperatore Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Punta Imperatore”
- French: “Phare de Punta Imperatore”
- Italian: “faro di Punta Imperatore”
- Italian: “Faro di Punta Imperatore”
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