After enjoying a lighthouse on an island (Ibiza) last week, I decided to feature a lighthouse on a different island (Ischia) this week. Ischia lies just off the west coast of central Italy, to the west of Naples.
This is a pretty unique lighthouse, because it's really just a light. The key to this one is the setting. It's set on a rampart of the Castello Aragonese (which you might have been able to guess already). Unfortunately, there aren't very many views of the lighthouse from the ocean, because the impressive part of the Castello is visible from land, and visitors get there by walking across a causeway.
I'm going to help out here with the picture below and show where the lighthouse is.
You can see where the causeway is. Here's a picture (they are numerous) of the Castello from the causeway side.
So what does the lighthouse look like? Well, as I said, it's just a light.
At left is the light, at right is what you can see looking up from a lower level on the island.
I'll let this text from The Lighthouse Directory provide the rest of the necessary information.
"1913. Active; focal plane 82 m (269 ft); white light, 2 s on, 4 s off. Gray metallic lantern mounted on the seaward rampart of a 15th century Aragonese castle. Alfonso of Aragon built the castle around 1441 atop the foundations of earlier Roman and Greek fortifications. Built atop a conical island just off the easternmost tip of Ischia, the castle is connected to the mainland of the Ischia by a causeway. Tours of the historic castle are available, but the upper section with the lighthouse is closed."Because Ischia is volcanic (and not far from some more infamous volcanoes), it has hot springs, as well as beaches, seafood, and boats, but it isn't nearly as famous or visited as often as Capri.
Don't miss the castle tour.
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