Punta de Melenara Lighthouse
The Punta de Melenara Lighthouse also known as the Faro de Taliarte is an active 20th century lighthouse on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tomás Morales Herrera, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Spain
- Also known as: “Faro de la Punta de Melenara” and “Faro de Punta de Melenara”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lycée Français René-Verneau and Playa del Hombre.
Lycée Français René-Verneau
School
The Lycée Français René-Verneau de Gran Canaria is a French international school in Telde, Gran Canaria, Spain. It was established in 1974 and has integrated the Mission laïque française in 1986. Lycée Français René-Verneau is situated 300 metres west of Punta de Melenara Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tufia and Eastern Gran Canaria.
Tufia
Hamlet
Photo: André Hoek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tufia is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km south of Punta de Melenara Lighthouse.
Eastern Gran Canaria
The eastern part of Gran Canaria is the economically most important part of the island. Traces of the "old Canaries" can be found here, where the oldest settlements of the Spaniards were.Lomo Magullo
Suburb
Photo: DanielRiveroSuárez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lomo Magullo is a suburb, which is situated 9 km west of Punta de Melenara Lighthouse.
Punta de Melenara Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Telde, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.99176° or 27° 59′ 30″ northLongitude
-15.36797° or 15° 22′ 5″ westOpen location code
7CV6XJRJ+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 1324995943OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q23823865
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Punta de Melenara Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Punta de Melenara”
- French: “Phare de Punta de Melenara”
- German: “Faro de la Punta de Melenara”
- German: “Leuchtturm Punta de Melenara”
- Spanish: “Faro de la Punta de Melenara”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Puerto de Taliarte and Antigua residencia de Sanmao.
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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 “Punta de Melenara Lighthouse”. Photo: Tomás Morales Herrera, CC BY-SA 2.0.