Monday, September 28, 2015

Lighthouse of the Week, Sep. 27-Oct. 3, 2015: Sušac, Croatia


Because Croatia is chock-a-block with lighthouses, I returned there this week.  I've already seen another one for next week, too.

The Sušac lighthouse has a very prominent siting, and you can stay in the lighthouse on vacation. Just be careful when you walk out the front door for a mornings stroll.

Description, excerpted from the Lighthouse Directory:

"1878. Active; focal plane 94 m (308 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 20 m (66 ft) square cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery centered on a 2-story stone keeper's house.  Lighthouse is unpainted white stone, lantern painted white. Sušac (formerly called Cazza) is a  rugged, uninhabited island about 20 km (13 mi) west of Lastovo and a similar distance southwest  of Korčula. Located on heights at the southwestern end of the island."
First the maps:  a map of Croatia, and then a lighthouse-locator map with a few other names and places with lighthouses.  The maps are followed by three pictures.







They even put this one on a stamp!




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