Tagomago Lighthouse

Parks and Nature | Santa Eulària des Riu

It was designed by Pere Garau. It was inaugurated with a catadioptric optic of 25 cm focal length with a 35 mm chance lamp and an appearance of 2+1 flashes every 20 seconds. It was inaugurated on December 1, 1914. Its construction took place as a result of the bad location of the lighthouse of Punta Grossa which it was to replace with definitive character, nevertheless the lighthouse of Punta Grossa would not be extinguished and it was kept working until 1916, when already some beacons had been installed to facilitate the entrance to the port of Cala San Vicente. In 1948 some red crystals were incorporated in the lantern, with the intention of producing a sector of illumination that would point out the Santa Eulalia basin. Subsequently, a beacon was placed on a mirror, but the red sector of the Tagomago lighthouse has continued to be part of its luminous appearance until March 22, 2013. As a result of the 1967 Improvement Plan, the tower was rebuilt, acquiring its current image. The automation of the signal by means of acetylene gas lighting equipment meant the withdrawal of the personnel with permanent residence in the lighthouse. Since then the maintenance of the lighthouse corresponds to the technicians resident in the Botafoc lighthouse.