The lighthouse is a truncated cone-shaped tower, 46.5 metres high above the sea. It is one of the highest lighthouses in the Mediterranean. It is a stone construction, widened at the base and corbelled at the top.
In 1934, the smooth masonry was painted with six alternating white and black horizontal stripes. From 1947 to 1950, it underwent restoration due to damage caused during the Second World War. In 1972, it was equipped with a wind generator and automated.
In 1967, it was used as a shooting location for a scene in Robert Dhéry's film Le Petit Baigneur, starring Louis de Funès.
Today, the lighthouse is powered by the national grid and is no longer manned.
In 1967, it was used as a shooting location for a scene in Robert Dhéry's film Le Petit Baigneur, starring Louis de Funès.
Today, the lighthouse is powered by the national grid and is no longer manned.
Location
- www.patrimoine.ville-arles.fr
