Located on Lido di Venezia (The Lido or Venice Lido) which is a 7 mile long sand bar in Venice, Northern Italy. Lido is accessible via bus boat from main land Venice.
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| Really odd cork shaped rock things all around... |
We rented bikes from a local (and somewhat grumpy) Italian, and spent 30 minutes cycling out to the pier. The ride took us through a town of really luxurious mansion type housing areas that were all abandoned with over grown gardens (very creepy). The beach wasn't the prettiest I'd seen, but the pier was in good condition and nice to ride on with great views out.
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| It's a long way down |
The lighthouse itself came into operation in 1908. It's cylindrical octagonal shape is unusual (I didn't actually count the sides, but 8 seems about right?)
The unpainted dusty red brick work complete with graffiti makes this lighthouse look a little unloved. Someone commented that the lighthouse looks like it's about to sneeze in this photo...I agree!
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| Pac Man after my picnic... |
The Italian word for lighthouse is 'faro' plural being 'fari'. The phrase in this photo (roughly) translates to 'lighthouse and life heaven can wait'.
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