The lighthouse – El Faro – in Torrox Costa was completed on May 1st 1864 and was built using one of the towers of the old castle which was destroyed by Napoleon at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
The lighthouse is fully automated, has a height of 39 metres above sea level and 26 metres above ground level and the range of the beam is up to 20 nautical miles.
The lighthouse can be seen from various parts of Nerja. This is the view from El Playazo beach, Nerja.
