It has been awhile since I posted anything here (on the blog), but I still have room in this week for the regularly-scheduled Lighthouse of the Week. This one popped up on Bing, and it's in a great setting on the coast of Portugal.
It's a farol (Portuguese for lighthouse) and this is the Farol de Alfanzina, which is so far south it's on the southern coast of Portugal and not the western coast (Portugal doesn't have an eastern coast, of course). The southern coast of Portugal is only about 140 km, less than 90 miles, long. The Farol de Alfanzina is about in the middle between the western end and the Spanish border, which would put it here.
The Lighthouse Directory has this to say about it:
"1920. Active; focal plane 56 m (184 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 23 m (75 ft) square masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the front of a 1-story keeper's complex. 3rd order Fresnel lens in use. The faces of the tower are covered with white tiles; lantern painted red. ... Located on a rocky promontory off the N530 highway about 15 km (9 mi) southeast of Lagoa."
Another website:
Farol de Alfanzina (World of Lighthouses)
Pictures are below.
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