Oropesa del Mar lighthouse

Oropesa del Mar lighthouse is a lighthouse in Oropesa del Mar/Orpesa, Castellón, Valencian Community. Oropesa del Mar lighthouse is situated nearby to the castle Torre del Rei.

Photo: Alexander Baranov, CC BY 2.0.

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Spain
Also known as: “Faro de Oropesa”, “Faro de Oropesa del Mar”, and “Oropesa del Mar Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torre del Rei and Oropesa del Mar railway station.

Torre del Rei

Castle

Photo: Luis Vinuesa, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Torre del Rei is a castle.

Oropesa del Mar railway station

Railway station

Photo: Frettie, CC BY 3.0.

Oropesa del Mar railway station is the central railway station of Oropesa del Mar, Spain. The station is part of Adif and is served by RENFE Alvia long-distance and medium-distance trains. Oropesa del Mar railway station is situated 1¼ km northwest of Oropesa del Mar lighthouse.

Castle and Walls in Oropesa del Mar

Castle

Photo: Juan Emilio Prades Bel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle and Walls in Oropesa del Mar is situated 1½ km northwest of Oropesa del Mar lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oropesa del Mar and Benicàssim.

Oropesa del Mar

Village

Photo: Frettie, CC BY 3.0.

Oropesa del Mar is a municipality in the comarca of Plana Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Benicàssim

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Benicàssim, in Valencian, is a municipality and beach resort located in the province of Castellón, on the Costa del Azahar in Spain. The Desert de les Palmes mountain range further inland shelters the town from the north wind. Benicàssim is situated 8 km southwest of Oropesa del Mar lighthouse.

Oropesa del Mar lighthouse

Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Oropesa del Mar/Orpesa, Castellón, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.08321° or 40° 4′ 60″ north

Longitude

0.14673° or 0° 8′ 48″ east

Open location code

8FG234MW+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 560369729

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

12534836

Wikidata ID

Q30528100

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Oropesa del Mar lighthouse” goes by many names.

Catalan: “far d’Orpesa”
Catalan: “Far d’Orpesa”
Catalan: “Far de Orpesa”
French: “phare d’Orpesa”
French: “Phare d’Orpesa”
Spanish: “Faro de Oropesa del Mar”

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