Lighthouses Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
structure designed to emit light to aid navigation
About Lighthouses
The very firstlighthouse probably began as adaymark, i.e. a prominent structure without a light. This was on the little island of Pharos just offAlexandriain Egypt, where the coast is low and featureless, and you could easily come to grief by sailing into the wrong channel. But that was no help at night or in poor visibility, so circa 300 BC a tower with a light was built, burning sheep hides soaked in olive oil and channelling the light by bronze mirrors.Pharoscame to mean the lighthouse itself, and lighthouses in general, and was adapted into other languages (e.g. modern Frenchpharewith several meanings). The original tower fell into disuse by the 12th century and its stone was recycled or eaten by coastal erosion. The ancient and medieval world largely got by with makeshift lighthouses,
Top Attractions in Lighthouses
Explore the best things to see and do in Lighthouses:
- ★Alappuzha lighthouse
- ★Aniva Lighthouse
- ★Arbroath Signal Tower Museum
- ★Bengtskär
- ★California Lighthouse
- ★Faro de la Marina
- ★Faro de Puerto Morelos
- ★Faro Mazatlán
Lighthouses Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 4 sections including: