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Faro de Fisterra
"Built on 1853, 138 m. over the sea level, shields one of the most dangerous coasts.
LOCATION
It is the most Europe western and emblematic lighthouse, traditionally considered as the end of the world cape, "Finis Terrae".
This point comes over the sea 5 kms southward, parallel to the graniteMonte Pindo forming the sheltered and beautiful Corcubión estuary.
During thousands of years was thought that each night the sun put out at its waters, and beyond just existed a region of utter darkness and monsters.
ARCUITECTURE
This building takes pat of an interesting whole of lighthouses architecture.
It’s a work of the engineer Félix Uhagónand it has the rank of first class lighthouse.
The tower, built on stone-cutting, has octagonal base and finishes with a cornice over which it is rested the balconies. On top is the vault with a polygonal lantern, 138 meters over the sea level.
In the beginning worked with an oil lamp, after several reforms it was electrified with glowing lamps, sending out a gleam each five seconds with a range for normal weather of 31 sea miles (57 km).
The building annex to the lighthouse is the fog-horn popularly known as the Fisterra cow. Ángel García del Hoyo work beginning to operate on1889 to be used on the days when the fog impeded to watch the lighthouse light. It sends forth two shrill sounds each minute, with a range of 25 miles (46 km) on mean weather.
The third building which constructed the architectonic conjunct is theTraffic light, located higher than the lighthouse itself. Date don 1879and its original task was to emit signals to the Army. Nowadays, this building, rehabilitate by César Portela, is a rural tourism inn."
From the Fisterra tourism website (https://concellofisterra.gal)
