Capo Scaramia Lighthouse

Capo Scaramia Lighthouse (Faro di Capo Scaramia) is an active lighthouse located in Punta Secca in the municipality of Santa Croce Camerina, Sicily.

Description
The lighthouse was built in 1859 and consists of one-storey amber building and a cylindrical masonry tower, with balcony and lantern, on the seaside front. The tower is 34 m high and is painted in white, while the lantern is grey metallic. The lantern has a focal height of 37 m and emits two white flashes in a ten seconds period visible up to 16 nmi. The light is operated by the Marina Militare and it is identified by the code number 1884 E.F.

In popular culture
The lighthouse has gained fame in the RAI television series Inspector Montalbano. Many scenes with Montalbano's fictional home are set in a house nearby the lighthouse.