Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse

Punta del Diavolo Lighthouse (Faro di Punta del Diavolo) is an active lighthouse located on the western point of Isola San Domino, one of the Tremiti in Apulia on the Adriatic Sea.

Description
The first lighthouse was built in 1905 and consists of a white octagonal prism stone tower, 9 ft high, with balcony and lantern, rising from a 2-storey white keeper's house. On November 8, 1987, a mysterious explosion damaged the lighthouse, but the keeper, Domenico Calabrese, was off duty and survived. The lighthouse remained inactive until the 1990s. when a new white cylindrical fibreglass tower, 4 m high, with light and gallery was established. The lantern, positioned at 48 m above sea level, emits three white flashes in a 10 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 11 nmi. The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by a solar unit and is managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3844 E.F.