If you don't know where Ischia is, that's fine, I'm about to tell you. As you may know, the city of Naples, Italy, is surrounded by volcanoes. The most famous is Vesuvius, for obvious reasons, but there are several other craters along with hydrothermal activity and the occasional troubling and concerning uplift, like in Pozzouli.
Ischia is a volcanic island offshore of Naples, with geothermal activity and mud spas. It too, is volcanic; and the volcano last erupted in 1302. So not exactly seething with eruptive danger, but not exactly totally cold, either.
I'm here at Ischia for a lighthouse, the Ischia Molo Bagno. Let's learn more (courtesy of the Lighthouse Directory, naturally):
"1868. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); flash every 3 s, white or red depending on direction. 11 m (36 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on a square concrete block base. There is a small square equipment shelter next to the tower. Tower and shelter painted red, lantern white with a gray metallic dome. According to the Faro di Han web site, the lighthouse was built in 1854 but not activated until 1868. Located at the end of the breakwater mole sheltering the harbor of Porto d'Ischia, at the northeast corner of the island; there's a great view from ferries arriving from Naples."
Intrigued? Here's where it is.
And here are some pictures ... but first, a model.
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