Forte La Rocca Lighthouse
Forte La Rocca Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located next to the tip of the promontory of the Argentario on the Tyrrhenian Sea.Photo: Petitverdot, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Tuscany, Italy
- Also known as: “Faro di Porto Ercole”, “Porto Ercole lighthouse”, and “Porto Ercole Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rocca aldobrandesca and Forte Filippo.
Forte Filippo
Castle
Photo: Petitverdot, CC BY 3.0.
Forte Filippo is a castle, which is situated 1 km northwest of Forte La Rocca Lighthouse.
Forte Santa Caterina
Castle
Photo: Petitverdot, CC BY 3.0.
Forte Santa Caterina is a castle, which is situated 1 km north of Forte La Rocca Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto Ercole and Orbetello.
Porto Ercole
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porto Ercole is a city in the region of Tuscany. It is part of the town, Monte Argentario, in the province of Grosseto. Porto Santo Stefano is one of the two major towns that form Monte Argentario.
Orbetello
Tower of San Pancrazio
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Tower of San Pancrazio is a locality, which is situated 6 km east of Forte La Rocca Lighthouse.
Forte La Rocca Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Monte Argentario, Grosseto, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
42.39005° or 42° 23′ 24″ northLongitude
11.21248° or 11° 12′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8FJH96R6+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 1340857982OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q15786020
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Forte La Rocca Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Porto Ercole”
- French: “Phare de Porto Ercole”
- German: “Faro di Porto Ercole”
- Italian: “Faro di Porto Ercole”
- Spanish: “Faro de Porto Ercole”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Giardino belvedere and Piazza Santa Barbara.
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