Portoferraio Lighthouse

42°48′59″N 10°20′03″E / 42.816283°N 10.334034°E / 42.816283; 10.334034TowerConstructed1788
1915 (restored)Constructionlight stone towerHeight25 metres (82 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with double balcony and lanternMarkingsunpainted light stone tower, grey lanternPower sourcemains electricity OperatorMarina Militare^{[1] [2]}LightFirst lit1788Focal height63 metres (207 ft)LensType OF 500
Focal length: 250 mmIntensitymain: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 WRangemain: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)CharacteristicFl (3) W 14s. (2072 E.F.)
F R (2072.2 E.F.)Italy no.2072 E.F. and 2072.2 E.F.

Portoferraio lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Portoferraio), called Faro del Forte Stella Lighthouse since is placed on the northern rampart of Forte Stella built in 1548 by Cosimo I de' Medici in Portoferraio, Elba.

The lighthouse was built by Leopod II Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1788; the light stone tower is 25 metres high and has a double balcony and lantern and was restored in 1915. The lighthouse is fully automated, operated by Marina Militare and identified by the code number 2072 E.F.; the lantern is at 63 metres (207 ft) above sea level and emits a group of three white lightning flashes in a 14 seconds period visible up to 16 nautical miles. On the same tower is an additional light identified by the number 2072.2 E.F. that emits a red fixed light at 60 metres above sea level to warn the ships about the Capo Bianco shoal.^[1]

• List of lighthouses in Italy

• Servizio Fari Marina Militare (in Italian)

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