Since you've seen the subject line of this post, you'll know that I have to dispense with the obvious first. You have likely heard of St. Elmo's Fire, but did you know that there is also St. Elmo's Light(house)? If not to this point, you do now.
It's on Malta, guarding the main harbor to the main city of Malta, Valletta.
So that would be here. Zoom out further to see where it is in relation to the rest of the island of Malta, and zoom way, way out to remind yourself where Malta is in the Mediterranean Sea. (I had to.) It's south of Sicily and west of Tunis, if you would like to coordinate yourself quickly.
Now, as for the lighthouse:
"1908 (?). Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); quick-flashing green light. 14 m (46 ft) tapered stone tower with lantern and gallery. Tower unpainted, lantern painted green. ... The two breakwater lighthouses stood without their lanterns for decades, but in 2012 replicas of the original lanterns were installed. ... The West Breakwater is detached but joined to the mainland by a bridge seen in David Micallef's photo. It is walkable, but it may take some local knowledge to find a way to the bridge below the ramparts of Fort St. Elmo. Located at the end of the breakwater on the west side of the entrance to the Grand Harbour of Valletta." (Source: The Lighthouse Directory, of course.)
The bridge is visible in one of the photos below; the telephoto lens effect makes it look closer than it actually is.
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