Lighthouse of Savudrija Umag

"The history of lighthouses in the Mediterranean is the history of longing and solitude." Did you know that the oldest lighthouse on the Adriatic is located near the town of Umag, in the settlement Savudrija on the peninsula of the same name. The history of the lighthouse on the Adriatic is two hundred years old, but the history of the symbolism of the lighthouse travels to Alexandria a few hundred years before Christ to the oldest lighthouse in the world, erected on the Faros peninsula. The lighthouse is a symbol of friendship and peace, safe harbor, and home. This one in Savudrija is the symbol of the significance of the Umag region through the recent history, and tourism development in the far north of Croatia. It was designed by Italian Pietro Nobile, and was financed by the Austrian emperor Franjo I. who personally attended the opening in 1818. The Lighthouse of Savudrija near Umag had a great significance for the port in Trieste, as the signaling was reaching the Trieste coast thus making navigation safer. It is interesting that it was the first lighthouse in the world to use gas distilled from coal which was delivered from the Istrian area of the town of Labin. There are numerous legends around this lighthouse, but the fact is that it has been raised from a local stone to the height of 36 meters and that its light is marking the area of 18 nautical miles around. The solitude of lighthouses had always intrigued and attracted the curious. Not all those who travel lost, there's an old saying, but they are not lost thanks to the lighthouses that guard the night against darkness and provide hands of hope urging sailors in their safe embrace. If you have found an accommodation in Savudrija or an apartment, room or vacation house in Umag, visit a 9 kilometer far lighthouse and find certainty it in its stone arms