Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente

Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente
Farol do Cabo de São Vicente
A view of the reinforced structure of the old convent and lighthouse of Cape St. Vicente
Location Portugal Vila do Bispo, Sagres
Coordinates37°1′23″N 8°59′46.1″W / 37.02306°N 8.996139°W / 37.02306; -8.996139
Tower
Constructed1500 (1500)
ConstructionRound cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 2- and 3-story keeper's complex
Automated1982
Height28 metres (92 ft)
OperatorDirectorate for Lighthouses
(Direcção de Faróis)
HeritageUnclassified
Light
First lit1846
Focal height86 metres (282 ft)
LensFresnel lens
Range32 nautical miles (59 km)
CharacteristicFl W 5s
Portugal no.PT-436

The Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente (Portuguese: Farol do Cabo de São Vicente) is a beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Sagres Point in the civil parish of Sagres, in the Portuguese municipality of the Vila do Bispo. Not to be confused with the Lighthouse of Ponta de Sagres, which is the located further to the edge of the extreme southwest cape of the civil parish, southwest of the Fortress of Sagres.