Calella de Mar
Lighthouse located at the tip of Calella de Mar, on a rock that retains the sands from the river Tordera on its western side, which give rise to the large beach of the town. The light is 46 metres above sea level. The building houses an interpretation centre focused on communication.
First electrified lighthouse in Catalonia
The Calella lighthouse, inaugurated in 1859 and listed as Third Order, was the first in Catalonia to be electrified, in 1916. This was due to the ease of supply, since the town in which it was located had during those years large knitwear textile factories that used electricity for their operation.
In January 1936, an order was given for a study to be carried out to install a radio-beacon, but it was suspended due to the start of the Civil War.
On 6 December 1936, an anti-aircraft battery was installed to protect the eastern coast of Barcelona and the light from the lighthouse was switched off until the end of the conflict. During this period it was the object of several bombardments.
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Building
The lighthouse is made up of a 10-metre-high white cylindrical tower, crowned by a glass dome, which protrudes from a house where the keepers lived. This construction is based on the usual architectural scheme of the first Lighthouse Plan.
Since 2011, the building has also housed the Calella Lighthouse Interpretation Centre, which explains the communication relations of the lighthouse with its surroundings from 3 points of view: maritime, land and urban.
