Lighthouse Tarifa
Lighthouse Tarifa is a lighthouse in Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia. Lighthouse Tarifa is situated nearby to Punta de Tarifa - Southernmost continental point of Europe, as well as near the historic site Cuartel Central de Infantería.Photo: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Spain
- Also known as: “Faro de la Isla de Tarifa”, “Faro de Punta de Tarifa”, “Punta de Tarifa Lighthouse”, “Tarifa Lighthouse”, and “Torre de las Palomas”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Isla de Las Palomas and Tarifa Ferry Port.
Isla de Las Palomas
Islet
Isla de Las Palomas is an island opposite the town of Tarifa at the southern end of the Punta de Tarifa at the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and continental Europe. The island has been connected to the mainland by causeway since 1808.
Tarifa Ferry Port
Marina
Photo: Benjamín Núñez González, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Port of Tarifa is a commercial harbor for fishing and passenger boats, located in the Andalusian town of Tarifa. It is managed by the Port Authority of Algeciras and is the closest European port to North Africa and on the main shipping route to Tangier in Morocco and Ceuta. Tarifa Ferry Port is situated 1 km northeast of Lighthouse Tarifa.
Castillo de Santa Catalina
Castle
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castillo de Santa Catalina is a castle, which is situated 1 km north of Lighthouse Tarifa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punta de Tarifa and El Cuartón.
Punta de Tarifa
Locality
Photo: Spot Image, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Punta de Tarifa is the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and Continental Europe. It is located in the province of Cádiz and the autonomous community of Andalusia on the Atlantic end of the Straits of Gibraltar.
El Cuartón
Hamlet
El Cuartón is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain. It is located 13.7 kilometres by road southwest of the city centre of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 9.7 kilometres away, and it lies just to the southwest of El Bujeo. El Cuartón is situated 10 km northeast of Lighthouse Tarifa.
Lighthouse Tarifa
- Categories: watchtower, monument, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.00116° or 36° 0′ 4″ northLongitude
-5.60958° or 5° 36′ 35″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Height
33 metres (108 feet)Open location code
8C8P292R+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 206724556OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q5856492
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Lighthouse Tarifa” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منارة جزيرة طريف”
- Catalan: “Torre de las Palomas”
- French: “phare de Punta de Tarifa”
- French: “Phare de Punta de Tarifa”
- French: “Phare de Tarifa”
- French: “Torre de las Palomas”
- Galician: “Torre de las Palomas”
- German: “Leuchtturm Tarifa”
- German: “Torre de las Palomas”
- Spanish: “Faro de Punta de Tarifa”
- Spanish: “Torre de Isla de las Palomas”
- Spanish: “Torre de la Isla de Tarifa”
- Spanish: “Torre de las Palomas”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Punta de Tarifa - Southernmost continental point of Europe and Cuartel Central de Infantería.
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