Visit of the lighthouse of Pietra

Name: Visita al faro de la Pietra
Start: 2024-09-22T08:30:00+02:00
End: 2024-09-22T11:30:00+02:00
Location: Site protégé de la Pietra – L'Ile-Rousse

Built in 1857 and still in use, the Ile Rousse lighthouse is an essential milestone in the Balanin coastal landscape.

Domingo 22 septiembre, 08:30Passed

Herramientas de registro

06 09 98 76 98 francois.montecattini@isula.corsica

Built in 1857 and still in use, the Ile Rousse lighthouse is an essential milestone in the Balanin coastal landscape. You can, alone, or accompanied by an animator of the Education for the Environment and Sustainable Development department of the Collectivity of Corsica discover the secrets of this emblematic element of the local landscape. The lighthouse of Pietra will be open for free visit on Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 and commented on Sunday from 8:30 to 11:30.

About the location

Site protégé de la Pietra – L'Ile-Rousse

Chemin du Phare 20220 L'Île-Rousse

Haute-Corse
Corse

In the immediate vicinity of the port of Ile Rousse, the islands of Pietra are an emblematic and picturesque landscape of Corsica. Their cut-out silhouettes, almost entirely red on the intense blue of the sea, carrying at the top a lighthouse all white give it an undeniable aesthetic dimension. The construction of the lighthouse of Pietra responds to a need for signage of the port, in the middle of the nineteenth century while trade is growing, under the impulse of the French administration... Inside the lighthouse, you can discover a museum space composed of three interpretation rooms that testify to the history of the island of Pietra and the lighthouse.