Cape Ortegal Lighthouse
Cape Ortegal Lighthouse is a lighthouse in the Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It was planned and approved in 1982 and completed in 1984. It consists of a white cylindrical concrete tower 3 metres in diameter and 12.7 metres tall with a red stripe and two balconies 4.7 metres in diameter.Photo: Aleuze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Spain
- Also known as: “cabo Ortegal Lighthouse”, “Cabo Ortegal Lighthouse”, “Faro de Cabo Ortegal”, “Faro do cabo Ortegal”, and “Faro do Cabo Ortegal”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capela de San Xiao do Trebo and Cariño town hall.
Capela de San Xiao do Trebo
Church
Capela de San Xiao do Trebo is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Cape Ortegal Lighthouse.
Cariño town hall
Town hall
Photo: PepedoCouto, GFDL.
Cariño town hall is situated 3½ km south of Cape Ortegal Lighthouse.
Igrexa de San Bartolomeu de Cariño
Church
Photo: Oilisab, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igrexa de San Bartolomeu de Cariño is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Cape Ortegal Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Xiao and Cariño.
Cariño
Town
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cariño is a town, which is situated 3½ km south of Cape Ortegal Lighthouse.
Espasante
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Espasante is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southeast of Cape Ortegal Lighthouse.
Cape Ortegal Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cariño, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.77105° or 43° 46′ 16″ northLongitude
-7.8697° or 7° 52′ 11″ westOpen location code
8CMJQ4CJ+C4OpenStreetMap ID
way 255730937OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q3390347
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Cape Ortegal Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare du cap Ortegal”
- French: “Phare du cap Ortegal”
- Galician: “faro do cabo Ortegal”
- Galician: “Faro do cabo Ortegal”
- Spanish: “Faro de Cabo Ortegal”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Miradoiro do Cabo Ortegal and Cabo Ortegal.
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