Capo Spartivento Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Spartivento) is an active lighthouse located on Cape Spartivento promontory which is the southernmost point of Sardinia and represents the eastern boundary of the Gulf of Teulada and the western limit of the Gulf of Cagliari on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The lighthouse was built in 1866 and consists of a masonry cylindrical tower, 19 metres (62 ft) high, with balcony and lantern rising from a 2-storey keeper's house.
The tower is painted white and the lantern, which mounts a Type OR T3 optics with a Focal length of 125mm, in grey metallic.
The light is positioned at 81 metres (266 ft) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 10 seconds period visible up to a distance of 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi).
The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 1310 E.F.[2]