San Giorgio Maggiore Orientale Lighthouse by grandmaR
Lighthouses are my favorite things about a lot of places, and Venice is no exception.This is supposed to be an active lighthouse, although the light is only up about 33 feet. It is an octagonal tower with a gallery which is made from white stone and is unpainted. It is on San Giorgio Maggiore island across the Grand Canal from St. Mark's Square. A breakwater protects the marina on the north, and the lighthouse is western of two identical towers at the ends of the breakwater. I don't know if the east tower has been used as a lighthouse.
The rest of these pictures were taken from St. Mark's Bell Tower and from various boats/water buses.
