Located in Largo do Farol, Praia da Barra, city of Aveiro, central Portugal
Its inauguration was carried out by Bernardino Machado, then Minister of Public Works, when he visited the region at length (1893).
The Lighthouse was built between 1885-1893, and was designed by a self-taught man who defeated the eleven engineers who presented plans and models.
The Farol da Barra project was started in 1885 by Engineer Paulo Benjamim Cabral and completed by Engineer Maria de Melo e Mattos (1893), and underwent major restorations in 1929.
The Farol da Barra located on Barra beach is one of the highlights of the Municipality of Ílhavo and is visited annually by thousands of tourists, who after climbing 288 steps come across one of the best coastal landscapes in the country.
At the time of its construction, it was the sixth largest in the world in terms of stone masonry, currently remaining the second largest in Europe, and being considered the 26th tallest in the world, Farol da Barra is the tallest in Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula.
The lighthouse displays an imposing cylindrical tower measuring 62 meters high where the main component of the lighthouse is located. Its powerful lamp projects a light beam visible from 23 nautical miles away, allowing it to project the rays of light approximately 60 kilometers away, intercepting the lighthouses of Figueira da Foz and Leça da Palmeira.
Initially the main light source was obtained by glowing oil vapor and only later began to be powered by electrical energy (1950)
The admirable work of the last century became a guide for the lookouts of all navigation, preventing them from sinking on the sandbanks.
Vessels at the time were often attracted to land due to the illusion of remoteness caused by a very flat coastline with the first elevations far from the sea.
The main component of the lighthouse is the powerful lamp, which projects a light beam visible from 22 nautical miles away (about 40 kilometers).
The Lighthouse was built between 1885-1893, and was designed by a self-taught man who defeated the eleven engineers who presented plans and models.
The Farol da Barra project was started in 1885 by Engineer Paulo Benjamim Cabral and completed by Engineer Maria de Melo e Mattos (1893), and underwent major restorations in 1929.
The Farol da Barra located on Barra beach is one of the highlights of the Municipality of Ílhavo and is visited annually by thousands of tourists, who after climbing 288 steps come across one of the best coastal landscapes in the country.
At the time of its construction, it was the sixth largest in the world in terms of stone masonry, currently remaining the second largest in Europe, and being considered the 26th tallest in the world, Farol da Barra is the tallest in Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula.
The lighthouse displays an imposing cylindrical tower measuring 62 meters high where the main component of the lighthouse is located. Its powerful lamp projects a light beam visible from 23 nautical miles away, allowing it to project the rays of light approximately 60 kilometers away, intercepting the lighthouses of Figueira da Foz and Leça da Palmeira.
Initially the main light source was obtained by glowing oil vapor and only later began to be powered by electrical energy (1950)
The admirable work of the last century became a guide for the lookouts of all navigation, preventing them from sinking on the sandbanks.
Vessels at the time were often attracted to land due to the illusion of remoteness caused by a very flat coastline with the first elevations far from the sea.
The main component of the lighthouse is the powerful lamp, which projects a light beam visible from 22 nautical miles away (about 40 kilometers).
