Ponta Preta Lighthouse
Tarrafal, Cape Verde
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Ponta Preta Lighthouse, or Farol da Ponta Preta, stands on the headland of Ponta Preta at the northwesternmost tip of Santiago island in Cape Verde, about 3 km northwest of Tarrafal. Originally built in 1889, it is 6 metres tall, with its lantern on a black and white tower in front of a small single-storey building. A Cape Verdean stamp issued in 2004 depicted the lighthouse.
- Built
- Type
- lighthouse
- Height
- 6 m
- Place
- Tarrafal, Cape Verde
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