🚢5 OPERATIONAL LIGHTHOUSES🚢
STAYING THE COURSE
The humble lighthouse has played a crucial role for all seafaring civilisations throughout the ages, helping ships to avoid dangerous seas and to stay on course. Evidence of this tall structure’s long and varied history is found in several ancient texts and writings, proving the importance of this magic light and how it offers a feeling of companionship in the vastness of the night sea.
The ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans also extensively used these tall structures throughout the Mediterranean. Other sea-faring nations like the Vikings also built a form of lighthouse to guide their long ships back home after raids in far off lands.
The International Lighthouse Day is celebrated every year on the third Sunday of August all over the world. This day often highlights and honours the importance of lighthouses and the role they have played throughout history.
There are currently five operational lighthouses in Cyprus
Paphos: Overlooking the harbour near the medieval castle
Paphos: Overlooking the coast of the Akamas Peninsula
Ayia Napa: Overlooking Cape Greco
Limassol: Overlooking the new port
Larnaca: Overlooking the Zygi Marina
