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Cangas de Morrazo
O Hío (Santo André)
36948 Cangas Pontevedra
Spain
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This white cylindrical lighthouse was built in 1853. It is located at the end of Cabo Home, the westernmost part of the Morrazo peninsula. At 18 m above sea level, it is of one of the tallest beacon towers on the entire coast of Galicia. Its light has a range of 12 km and marks the entrance to the ría (‘estuary’) of Vigo between the Cíes Islands and the Costa da Vela.
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Cangas de Morrazo
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Figures of protection
Protected area Natura 2000 Network - Site of Community Importance (SCI)
Typology
Popular seafaring
Landscape interest of the surroundings
Elevated
Description of the environment
With panoramic views
Chronology
1853
DImensions
18 m altura
Property
Public
State of conservation
Good
Degree of tourist attractiveness
International
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