Scilla Lighthouse
Scilla Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Calabria just opposite of Capo Peloro Lighthouse which is on the Sicilian coast; both lighthouses direct the ships from the north into the Strait of Messina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jacopo Werther, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Italy
- Also known as: “Faro di Scilla” and “Scilla lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castello Ruffo di Scilla and Scilla railway halt.
Scilla railway halt
Railway station
Photo: Jacopo Werther, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scilla railway halt is a railway station, which is situated 640 metres southwest of Scilla Lighthouse.
Favazzina railway halt
Railway station
Photo: Emanu37429, CC0.
Favazzina railway halt is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km east of Scilla Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scilla and Cannitello.
Scilla
Village
Photo: piervincenzocanale, CC BY 2.0.
Scilla is a town and comune in Calabria, Italy, administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. It is the traditional site of the sea monster Scylla of Greek mythology.
Cannitello
Hamlet
Photo: Villese92, Public domain.
Cannitello is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southwest of Scilla Lighthouse.
Torre Faro
Suburb
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torre Faro is a frazione of the comune of Messina in the Province of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is a seaside village near the Ganzirri Lake and on its territory it hosts the Pylons of Messina. Torre Faro is situated 6 km west of Scilla Lighthouse.
Scilla Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scilla, Province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
38.25628° or 38° 15′ 23″ northLongitude
15.71471° or 15° 42′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8FCQ7P47+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1217758961OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q548330
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“Scilla Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Scilla”
- French: “Phare de Scilla”
- Italian: “Faro di Scilla”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Scilla fyr”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porto di Scilla and Chiesa dell’ Immacolata.
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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 “Scilla Lighthouse”. Photo: Jacopo Werther, CC BY-SA 4.0.