Comenius Project 3l s= lighthouses link lands

1. Comenius Project 3l s=lighthouses link lands

2. INTRODUCES BAGHERIA

3. THE SICILY LIGHTHOUSE HERITAGE

5. Bagheria ishere….. Bagheria School

6. “In thisfourth and finalvoyagealong the coastsofSicily, the readeris led to the discoveryof a magnificientlandenrichedbyoldarchitectures and the storiesof the people whoinhabited the islandover the centuries. From The ArchitectureofItalianLighthousesByC.Bartolomei and G.Amoruso

7. Sicily, among the islandsofMediterraneanSeais a verycharmingland. Itsseas and itscoastshavealwaysrepresented at the sametimedeparture and arrival, destiny and fatality, beginning and end forsailors and migrants. Itslighthousesamong the mostnumerous and extraordinaryonesbelongto a variegatedheritageofsignallings under the ItalianNavySicily Zone Lighthouses Service.

8. A traditionalitalianlighthouse can bedescribedfor the followingtypologicalcomponents: • The lantern, wichcontains the optics and the lightingdevices; • The tower and itsstaircase, running inside to the lanter. Lighthousecomponents

9. Capo zafferano lighthouse

10. CapoZafferanolighthouse

11. POSITION : Santa Flavia (Palermo) • LIGHT POSITION: 34 mt • CHARACTERISTIC : threewhite and redflashes light, period 10 seconds • YEAR OF ACTIVATION : 1884 • DESCRIPTION:whiteoctagonaltowerwith a one-storey building Capo zafferano lighthouse

12. Capo gallo lighthouse

13. Capo Gallo lighthouse

14. POSITION : Palermo • LIGHT POSITION: 40 mt • CHARACTERISTIC : twowhite long flashes light, period 15 seconds • YEAR OF ACTIVATION : 1854 • DESCRIPTION:cylindricaltowerwith a one-storey building Capo gallo lighthouse

15. Capo cefalu’ lighthouse

16. Capo Cefalù lighthouse

17. Capo cefalu’ lighthouse • POSITION : Cefalù ( Palermo) • LIGHT POSITION: 80 mt • CHARACTERISTIC : white flash light, period 5 seconds • YEAR OF ACTIVATION : 1910 • DESCRIPTION:whiteoctagonaltowerwith a two-storey building

18. Capo d’orlando lighthouse

19. Capo D’Orlandolighthouse

20. Capo d’orlando lighthouse • POSITION : Capo d’Orlando ( Messina) • LIGHT POSITION: 27 mt • CHARACTERISTIC : twowhite long flashes light, period 12 seconds • YEAR OF ACTIVATION : 1904 • DESCRIPTION:squaredwhitetowerwith a one-storey building

21. Capo pelorolighthouse

22. Capo Pelorolighthouse

23. Capo pelorolighthouse • POSITION : Straitof Messina ( Messina) • LIGHT POSITION: 37 mt • CHARACTERISTIC : twogreen flash light, period 10 seconds • YEAR OF ACTIVATION : 1935 • DESCRIPTION:octagonaltruncatedwhitetowerwithblackstripes

24. Capo brucolilighthouse

25. Capo Brucolilighthouse

26. Capo brucolilighthouse • POSITION : Brucoli (Siracusa) • LIGHT POSITION: 13 mt • CHARACTERISTIC : whiteflash light, period 5 seconds • YEAR OF ACTIVATION : 1912 • DESCRIPTION:whitetowerwith a redstripe and a one-storey building

27. Capo marina di ragusalighthouse

28. Capo Marina di Ragusa lighthouse

29. Capo marina di ragusalighthouse • POSITION : Marina di Ragusa (Ragusa) • LIGHT POSITION: 12 mt • CHARACTERISTIC : redflash light, period 5 seconds • YEAR OF ACTIVATION : 1912 • DESCRIPTION:squaredwhitetowerwith a one-storey building

30. San vito lo capo lighthouse

31. San Vito Lo Capo lighthouse

32. San vito lo capo lighthouse • POSITION : San Vito lo Capo (Trapani) • LIGHT POSITION: 45 mt • CHARACTERISTIC : whiteflash light, period 5 seconds • YEAR OF ACTIVATION : 1859 • DESCRIPTION:cylindricaltowerwith a one-storey building

33. Scoglio strombolicchiolighthouse

34. Scoglio Strombolicchiolighthouse

35. Scoglio strombolicchiolighthouse • POSITION : Island of Stromboli (Islands Eolie- Messina) • LIGHT POSITION: 57 mt • CHARACTERISTIC : threewhiteflashes light, period 15 seconds • YEAR OF ACTIVATION : 1925 • DESCRIPTION:whitecylindricaltowerwith

36. “Do youknow the groundwherelemontreesbloom In the green foliage the goldorangesbright A light windblowsfrom the blu sky The myrtleliespeaceful, the calmlaurel Do youknowitquitewell?” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe“ Italianischereise”