Even though last week (yesterday) I found a lighthouse with a couple of wavy blue stripes, I still wanted to find a real blue lighthouse. I was Google searching for such and starting to despair, but then I happened upon this one. Apparently for awhile it was painted all-white, but it was recently repainted in the blue-and-white stripes you'll see here. This is the best I've done so far. The colors are the flag of Málaga province.
Another surprise is that the new blue tower is next to an older version, which became obsolete when the hotels got much bigger and it wasn't visible from the sea. I have a picture of that below, too. What's somewhat confusing is that before the blue-white striped tower was built, a replica of the earlier tower was sourced locally and built on the waterfront. YOU'LL SEE THAT TOO!
Now, I'm just going to give specs on the new one, but they are all described on this page of the Lighthoue Directory: Lighthouses of Spain - Eastern Andalusia.
The name, you are wondering? This is the Torre del Mar lighthouse(s). Click that to see where they are. Zoom in to see how the lighthouse is on a beachfront plaza.
Specs on the blue-and-white tower:
"1976 (station established 1864). Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); three white flashes, in a 1+2 pattern, every 10 s. 28 m (92 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and double gallery. Lighthouse painted with blue and white horizontal bands; lantern dome is gray metallic."
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| The replica of the old lighthouse is to the right of the new one in this picture |
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| The replica lighthouse is also in this picture |
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| A lighthouse-themed beach shower |
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| The original lighthouse, not too useful now. |
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