Ribeira Brava Lighthouse
The Farol da Ribeira Brava is a small lighthouse on the south coast of the island of Madeira, Portugal. The lighthouse was built in 1930 on top of a promontory at a focal height of 34 metres, located 16 km west of the city of Funchal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Madeira, Portugal
- Also known as: “Ribeira Brava” and “Ribeira Brava Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forte de São Bento da Ribeira Brava and Igreja de São Bento.
Forte de São Bento da Ribeira Brava
Fort
Photo: jad99, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forte de São Bento da Ribeira Brava is situated 140 metres northwest of Ribeira Brava Lighthouse.
Igreja de São Bento
Church
Photo: Xosema, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja de São Bento is a church, which is situated 220 metres northwest of Ribeira Brava Lighthouse.
Madeira Ethnographic Museum
Museum
Photo: Nuno24692, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Madeira Ethnographic Museum is situated 410 metres north of Ribeira Brava Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tabua and Lugar de Baixo.
Tabua
Village
Photo: Cookaa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tabua is a parish in the municipality of Ribeira Brava in the island of Madeira. It is located on the south coast, west of Funchal. The population in 2011 was 1,156, in an area of 11.03 km2.
Lugar de Baixo
Village
Photo: Sequoiaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sítio do Lugar de Baixo is a sea village in the municipality of Ponta do Sol in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 336, in an area of 0.47 km². It is approximately 15 kilometres west of Funchal. Lugar de Baixo is situated 2½ km northwest of Ribeira Brava Lighthouse.
Campanário
Village
Photo: Mark Woodbury, CC BY 2.0.
Campanário is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Brava in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 4,582, in an area of 11.74 km². Campanário is situated 3 km east of Ribeira Brava Lighthouse.
Ribeira Brava Lighthouse
- Categories: cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ribeira Brava, Ribeira Brava Municipality, Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
32.66928° or 32° 40′ 9″ northLongitude
-17.06357° or 17° 3′ 49″ westOpen location code
8C44MW9P+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 9215674440OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q5436125
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Ribeira Brava Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Farol da Ribeira Brava”
- French: “phare de Ribeira Brava”
- French: “Phare de Ribeira Brava”
- German: “Farol da Ribeira Brava”
- German: “Leuchtturm Ribeira Brava”
- Portuguese: “Farol da Ribeira Brava”
- Portuguese: “Farolim da Ribeira Brava”
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Highlights include Miradouro do Forte and Centro Comercial.
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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 “Ribeira Brava Lighthouse”. Photo: Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0.