As a navigational aid for shipping,

the lighthouse shines its beacon of light,

it offers security and safety for boats,

on foggy days or a cloudy night.

Lighthouses have to be strongly built,

they have to face weather so unforgiving,

but if you like the sea and nature,

there isn't a better place to be living.

The Tower of Hercules is an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula 1 1/2 miles from A Coruna, Galicia, in north western Spain. This structure is 1,900 years old, it was renovated in 1791, it is the oldest Roman lighthouse in use today. The Tower of Hercules is a National Monument of Spain and since June 27th 2009 has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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