Fortino Tenaglia Lighthouse
Fortino Tenaglia Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on a promontory on the west side of the Gulf of Pozzuoli in the municipality of Bacoli, Campania on the Tyrrhenian Sea.Photo: Dr.Conati, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Italy
- Also known as: “Faro di Fortino Tenaglia” and “Fortino Tenaglia lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castello Aragonese and Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Museum.
Castello Aragonese
Castle
Photo: Dr.Conati, Public domain.
Castello Aragonese is a castle, which is situated 200 metres southwest of Fortino Tenaglia Lighthouse.
Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phlegraean Fields Archaeological Museum is situated 200 metres southwest of Fortino Tenaglia Lighthouse.
Piscina Mirabilis
Archaeological site
Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Piscina Mirabilis is an Ancient Roman cistern on the Bacoli hill at the western end of the Gulf of Naples, southern Italy. It ranks as one of the largest ancient cisterns built by the ancient Romans, compared to the largest Roman reservoir, the Yerebatan Sarayi in Istanbul. Piscina Mirabilis is situated 2 km south of Fortino Tenaglia Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baiae and Miseno.
Baiae
Suburb
Photo: Kleuske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baiae was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli. It was a resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to Capri, Pompeii, and Herculaneum by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC.
Miseno
Village
Photo: Retaggio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miseno is one of the frazioni of the municipality of Bacoli in the Italian Province of Naples. Known in ancient Roman times as Misenum, it is the site of a great Roman port. Miseno is situated 3 km south of Fortino Tenaglia Lighthouse.
Miliscola
Village
Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.
Miliscola is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Fortino Tenaglia Lighthouse.
Fortino Tenaglia Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Bacoli, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.8121° or 40° 48′ 44″ northLongitude
14.08238° or 14° 4′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8FGPR36J+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1178048046OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28376424
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Fortino Tenaglia Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Fortino Tenaglia”
- French: “phare de Fortino Tenaglia”
- French: “Phare de Fortino Tenaglia”
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