Capo Gallo Lighthouse
Capo Gallo Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the northern tip of the promontory of Monte Pellegrino and marks the western entrance to the Gulf of Palermo, Sicily on the Tyrrhenian Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Italy
- Also known as: “Capo Gallo lighthouse” and “Faro di Capo Gallo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riserva naturale orientata Capo Gallo and Antico Stabilimento Balneare of Mondello.
Riserva naturale orientata Capo Gallo
Nature reserve
Riserva naturale orientata Capo Gallo is a nature reserve.
Antico Stabilimento Balneare of Mondello
Historic building
Photo: Archeologo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Antico Stabilimento Balneare located in Mondello, a seaside borough north of Palermo, Sicily, is an Art Nouveau or Liberty-style building atop piers of the beach in the town. Antico Stabilimento Balneare of Mondello is situated 2½ km south of Capo Gallo Lighthouse.
Porto di Mondello Small Harbour
Marina
Porto di Mondello Small Harbour is a marina, which is situated 2 km southeast of Capo Gallo Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mondello and Sferracavallo.
Mondello
Suburb
Mondello is a seaside district of the city of Palermo in the autonomous region of Sicily, in Southern Italy. It lies on a sandy bay delimited by two hills called Mount Gallo and Mount Pellegrino, in the northernmost area of the city.
Sferracavallo
Suburb
Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0.
Sferracavallo is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Capo Gallo Lighthouse.
ZEN
Suburb
Photo: Rino Porrovecchio, CC BY-SA 2.0.
ZEN, acronym for Zona Espansione Nord, is a social housing district in the northern outskirts of Palermo, in the autonomous region of Sicily, Southern Italy. ZEN is situated 5 km south of Capo Gallo Lighthouse.
Capo Gallo Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Circoscrizione VII, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
38.2235° or 38° 13′ 25″ northLongitude
13.31665° or 13° 18′ 60″ eastElevation
307 metres (1,007 feet)Open location code
8FCM68F8+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 683310366OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“Capo Gallo Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Capo Gallo”
- French: “Phare de Capo Gallo”
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