I did a quick bit of searching around for a lighthouse in Italy (I have previously featured a couple), and I settled on the really tall Punta Penna lighthouse. According to Wikipedia, it's the eighth-tallest "traditional" (whatever that means) lighthouse in the world.
Here is more about it from this Lighthouse Directory page: Lighthouses of Eastern Italy
Abridged information:
"1948 (station established 1906). Active; focal plane 84 m (276 ft); white flash every 5 s. 70 m (220 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery, rising from the center of a 2-story masonry keeper's house. This is the second tallest Italian lighthouse, after the Laterna di Genova. The original lighthouse was nearly destroyed by retreating German troops in 1944. The ruins were demolished in 1946, and the new lighthouse was built on the design of architect Olindo Tarcione. Located on the Via Madonna della Penna in Porto di Vasto, on a prominent cape about 7 km (4.5 mi) north of Vasto."Pictures (three real, one a model)
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