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Managing Organization:
Autoridad Portuaria de Santander
Website: http://www.puertosantander.es/Caracteristicas/Smaritimas/Faro3.asp
Notes:
At the end of August every year, the festivities of the Romería Montañesa del Faro (Pilgrimage to the Lighthouse) are celebrated around this lighthouse. Prisoners were thrown from the cliffs here to their deaths during the Spanish Civil War, and there is a monument commemorating this near the lighthouse. Tower Height: 98 Height of Focal Plane: 291 Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 10 seconds, range 21 nautical miles. Description of Tower: Round stone tower, lower part octagonal; built on keeper's dwelling; lantern roof painted green.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1839 Date Present Tower Built: 1839 Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Open To Public? Grounds only. Directions:
The lighthouse is located in the Parque de Cabo Mayor on the Avenida del Faro in Santander. The grounds around the lighthouse are open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The lighthouse is open only by prior arrangement.
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