The lighthouse of Punta Palascia

Italy's most easterly point, the Punta Palascia lighthouse in Salento, Italy. Read more
Il punto più a est d'Italia, il Faro di Punta Palascia in Puglia
Il punto più a Est d'Italia, il Faro di Punta Palascia nella Costa Salentina in Puglia

The lighthouse of Punta Palascia

Italy's most easterly point, the Punta Palascia lighthouse in Salento, Italy. Read more
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The Punta Palascia lighthouse, in the town of Otranto in the province of Lecce, Puglia, is the most easterly point in all of Italy.

Located on the coast of Salento, from the lighthouse area it is possible on clear days to see even the mountains of Albania.

Every New Year’s Eve at the lighthouse events are organized to see the first Italian Dawn of the New Year.

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