This week's lighthouse is a little late -- it's the fourth lighthouse of the Five Lighthouse Regatta series that takes place north of Sicily. By starting with the isolated Scoglio Porcelli, I did them out of an order in which they would be seen for either a clockwise or counter-clockwise sail. So let's assume that they sailed counter-clockwise. This is supported by the map in thefirst post of the series, as they would arrive in Mondello, i.e. "Arrivo Mondello", and they depart ("partenza") from Acqua de Corsari.
So in this case, the order of encounter would be Punta Omo Morto, Punta Cavazzi, Scoglio Porcelli, and then this week's lighthouse, Capo San Vito, with the final lighthouse the one on Capo Gallo.
Capo San Vito is quite a notable lighthouse, as it has its own Web page: http://www.sanvitolocapoweb.co.uk/lighthouse.php.
It's 43 meters high (that's pretty tall, about 130 feet), mostly white (though a bit stained by age), and it was first lighted in 1859, so it's historical, too. And according to the Web page, it's one of the symbols of San Vito lo Capo.
There are pictures on the Web page, and behind it in one of the pictures is a high bluff, so let's see what I can find.
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