Punta Stilo

Punta Stilo Lighthouse
Monasterace

Punta Stilo Lighthouse
Calabria
Location	Punta Stilo Monasterace Calabria Italy
Coordinates	38°26′51.2″N 16°34′39.0″E / 38.447556°N 16.577500°E / 38.447556; 16.577500Coordinates: 38°26′51.2″N 16°34′39.0″E / 38.447556°N 16.577500°E / 38.447556; 16.577500
Year first constructed	1887
Construction	masonry tower
Tower shape	octagonal prism tower with double balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markings / pattern	black and white horizontal bands, grey lantern dome
Height	15 metres (49 ft)
Focal height	54 metres (177 ft)
Current lens	type OR 250
Light source	mains power
Range	main: 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) reserve: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (3) W 15s.
Admiralty number	E2108
NGA number	10584
ARLHS number	ITA-147
Italy number	3388 E.F.
Managing agent	Marina Militare

Punta Stilo (Italian for "Cape of Columns") is the name of an arcuate headland in Calabria, Italy. It lies immediately north of Monasterace (the site of ancient Caulonia) and constitutes the western coast of the Gulf of Squillace. Pliny the Elder refers to it by the name Cocynthum. The names Punta Stilo and Stilida were mentioned for the first time in the Itinerarium maritimum which dates to the late fifth century AD.

Punta Stilo Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Stilo) is an active lighthouse on the Ionian Sea along the coast of Calabria in the municipality of Monasterace. The works to build the tower started in 1891 and the light was lit the first time in May 1895. The tower, attached to 1-storey keeper’s house, has an octagonal prism shape and it is built in masonry. It is white painted with black horizontal bands, has an height of 15 metres (49 ft) and is placed at 54 metres (177 ft) above sea level. The lighthouse emits three white flashes in a 15 seconds period visible up to 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi). The light is operated by the Lighthouses Service of Marina Militare identified by the code number 3388 E.F.