STORIE DI FARI * The LightHouse of Livorno

	di AnnaMaria "Lilla" Mariotti
TUTTE LE STORIE DI FARI Farista di Capo Sandalo A Man and his Lantern Faro di Marettimo Il Faro di Capocaccia Il Faro di Genova Il Fantasma del Faro Le Fantôme du Phare Il Faro di Ocracoke Il Faro di Eddystone Il Faro di Livorno The LightHouse of Livorno Il Faro Mangiabarche Il Faro dell'Isola di Cavoli Il Faro di Capo Hatteras Il Faro di Bodie Island Il Faro di Cape LookOut I Fari dell'Isola di Barbados Il Faro di La Coruña Il Faro di St.Augustine Il Faro del Fantasma Burlone Il Faro di Favignana Il Faro di Capo Grosso Le Phare des Baleines 1449 Lo Zio di Colombo La Lanterna nel 1481 I Fari ai Tempi dei Dinosauri? L'unica Donna Farista italiana Guardiano del Faro Vita da Faristi I Tre Guardiani del Faro Fari (ed. WhiteStar) Racconti di Fari e altre Storie..	This lightouse was built in 1304 after that a previous light existing since 1154 and located near Porto Pisano, a little far North, built to mark out the many dangerous shoals at its entrance had been abandoned because the small harbour started to be covered with sand. The new location was more suitable. Livorno, is now and was in the past a very important harbour both for passengers and merchandises, is located on the Tuscany coasts of Central Italy, on the Mediterranean sea. The new tower, erected using local natural stones, is made of two embattled cylinders for a total heigh of 47 meters, it has 11 floors reachable by a spiral staicase, cut in the thickness of the inside wall itself. On the top of its lantern there is a rotating optics giving out four white lamps every 20 seconds that can be seen at 24 miles. It is possible yo have a better view of the tower from the sea because, being the lighhthouse located on the extreme edge of the harbour, it cannot be properly seen from the land. In 1944, during WWII, the lighthouse was completely destroyed by the withdrawing German forces and rebuilt in 1956 for a will of the whole population, following the original design and using for the outside facing as many original stones as possible. This lighthouse has been standing for many centuries and it is one of the oldest existing on the Italian coasts still in use. Recently it has been declared a national monument.               Copyright© Annamaria "Lilla" Mariotti, 2001-2006. I contenuti del sito non possono essere riprodotti senza il consenso dell'autore	MareBluCamogli.com home camogli rassegna stampa guestbook links site map webmaster AnnaMaria "Lilla" Mariotti chi sono pubblicazioni album foto contatti

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