Scogli Porcelli Lighthouse

Scogli Porcelli Lighthouse (Faro di Scogli Porcelli) is an active lighthouse located 3 nmi offshore Trapani on a series of emerging rocks. Scogli Porcelii makes part of Aegadian Islands on the Sicily Channel.

Description
The lighthouse, built in 1903, consists of a massive cylindrical tower, 25 m high, with a first balcony at the height of the first floor where the entrance is placed. The structure is squat and massive and is unusual for the Italian lighthouses. The tower has a second balcony, all around the lantern, which can be reached by a spiral staircase lighted by three aligned windows decorated by a stone frame. The tower is unpainted stone, the lantern is white and the lantern dome is grey metallic. The light is positioned at 23 m above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 11 nmi. The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 3132 E.F.