{{Short description|Lighthouse in Messina, Sicily, Italy}} {{Infobox lighthouse | name = Capo Peloro | image = Torre Faro.JPG | image_width = 250px | caption = Capo Peloro Lighthouse | location = Capo Peloro<br />Messina<br />Sicily<br />Italy | coordinates = {{coord|38.268222|N|15.650694|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | yearbuilt = 1853 (first) | yearlit = 1884 (current) | yeardeactivated = 1884 (first) | foundation = masonry base | construction = masonry tower | shape = octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern atop 1-storey keeper’s house | marking = white and black horizontal bands tower, grey metallic lantern dome | height = {{convert|37|m|ft}} (current)<br />{{convert|42|m|ft}} (first) | focalheight = {{convert|37|m|ft}} | lens = type OR D4 | intensity = AL 1000 W | range = main: {{convert|19|nmi}}<br />reserve: {{convert|13|nmi}} | characteristic = Fl (2) G 10s.<br />Iso R 5s. at {{convert|22|m|ft}} | racon = M | country = Italy | countrynumber = 2736 E.F. | managingagent = Marina Militare<ref>{{Cite rowlett|sic|access-date=March 3, 2018}}</ref><ref name=marinapeloro>{{cite web | url = http://www.marina.difesa.it/cosa-facciamo/per-la-difesa-sicurezza/fari/Pagine/2736.aspx | title = Capo Peloro | publisher = Marina Militare | accessdate = March 3, 2018}}</ref> }}
'''Capo Peloro Lighthouse''' ({{langx|it|Faro di Capo Peloro}}) is an active lighthouse located in Punta del Faro on the Strait of Messina, the most north-eastern promontory of Sicily, settled in the Province of Messina, the place closest to Calabria.
==Description== The first lighthouse was built in 1853, then rebuilt in 1884 and heavily damaged by the 1908 Messina earthquake. The original lighthouse was a tapered octagonal prism tower {{convert|42|m|ft}} high with balcony and lantern. The lighthouse was inactive for a long time, then it was restored but the height was shortened to the current. The lighthouse consists of an octagonal prism tower, {{convert|37|m|ft}} high, painted with black and white bands, with balcony and lantern, rising from a 1-storey white masonry keeper's house. The lantern, painted in grey metallic, is positioned at {{convert|37|m|ft}} above sea level and emits two green flashes in a 10 seconds period, visible up to a distance of {{convert|19|nmi}}. Another light positioned at {{convert|22|m|ft}} emits a red flash on and off in a 5 seconds period. The lighthouse is completely automated, powered by the mains power and is operated by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2736 E.F.<ref name=marinapeloro/>
==See also== * List of lighthouses in Italy * Punta del Faro
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==External links== {{Commons category|position=left|Capo Peloro lighthouse}} * [http://www.marina.difesa.it/cosa-facciamo/per-la-difesa-sicurezza/fari/Pagine/italia.aspx Servizio Fari Marina Militare]
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