Farol da Ferraria

The Farol da Ferraria is located at Ponta da Ferraria, near Mosteiros, in the municipality of Ginetes. It illuminates a sector from 339° to 174° and has a range of 27 nautical miles.

The 1883 General Plan for the illumination of the Portuguese coast, which also included the Azores, already envisioned the construction of a lighthouse at Ponta da Ferraria.

The original plan to build a second-order lighthouse with a range of 25.5 nautical miles was changed in 1891. It was then deemed that a third-order lighthouse with a range of 15 to 20 nautical miles would suffice.

The project's realization dragged on until 1901, when it finally began operating on November 9th. In 1957, the lighthouse was converted to electric operation and fitted with a 3000-watt incandescent bulb. With the connection to the public power grid, the output was reduced to 1000 W.

The square tower is set into the main facade of a two-story, rectangular brick building, and a low white wall encloses the property. The entire building is occupied by the lighthouse keeper's family. So you can't go in and only watch it from outside the wall.Read more