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Lighthouses in Spain

Spain has 229 lighthouses on the map. The oldest dates to 139 BCE. 5 were built before 1800. The tallest stands 62 m. Below: how they split by era of construction, and the country’s oldest towers. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

LIGHTHOUSES229

OLDEST139 BCE

BUILT BEFORE 18005

By era of construction

Before 18005 · 2%

1800–18493 · 1%

1850–1899110 · 48%

1900–194931 · 14%

1950 or later32 · 14%

Era unknown48 · 21%

Oldest lighthouses in Spain

The country’s earliest towers by recorded year of construction, with height where known.

—Tower of Caepio

100Tower of Hercules49 m

1300Portopí Lighthouse38 m

1588Carbonera Lighthouse14 m

1608Punta Carnero Lighthouse19 m

1816La Farola, Málaga37 m

1839Faro de Cabo Mayor30 m

1842Far del Cap Gros22 m

1850Estaca de Bares Lighthouse10 m

1850Far de Na Pòpia

1851Punta Almina Lighthouse16 m

1852Faro de Cabo Peñas18 m

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