Name and Location

The St. Peter Lighthouse (Svjetionik sveti Petar) marks the entrance to Makarska harbour on Croatia's Adriatic coast. Its exact location is at 72V5+XF Makarska, Neimenovana Cesta, 21300 Makarska, Grad Makarska, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, with coordinates 43.2948854 N and 17.0086784 E.

2. Construction and History

The St. Peter Lighthouse was built in 1884 under the Austro-Hungarian administration of Dalmatia as part of a broader programme to improve maritime safety along the Dalmatian coast. Although not listed under any national monument register, it has local cultural significance as a landmark of Makarska.

3. Architecture and Materials

The lighthouse features a small, cylindrical masonry tower rising from a one-story keeper's house with a whitewashed exterior typical of many Dalmatian lighthouses of the period. The original keeper's dwelling survives in altered form.

4. Light and Navigation

Unfortunately, publicly available information about the light characteristics (focal plane, light range, characteristic) is not documented. However, the lighthouse remains an active aid to navigation under the management of Plovput, fully automated with remote monitoring.

5. Accessibility and Visiting

Visitors can access the grounds freely, but the tower itself is not open to public entry. To reach the lighthouse, follow a 15-minute walk from Makarska's main waterfront (Riva) west past Biokovsko Cemetery. Nearest facilities are on the town waterfront.

6. Notable Views and Landscape

The rugged karst shoreline with low pines and scrub offers stunning views back to the Biokovo Mountains to the north and out to the central Adriatic islands to the south. Nearby attractions include Makarska Old Town, Franciscan Monastery and Museum, and Biokovo Skywalk (34 km uphill).

7. Anecdotes and Folklore

Locally, the peninsula is associated with a small chapel of St. Peter (Sv. Petar), where fishermen once left votive offerings for safe passage. The light is sometimes informally called "Svjetionik Poluotok Sv. Petar" on Croatian nautical charts.

8. Technical and Operational Details

The lighthouse is managed by Plovput, department of nautical signaling. For further information, visit the official website at https://www.plovput.hr/pomorska-signalizacija/svjetionici/svjetionik/a/view/id/9 or check the Wikidata entry Q45023977.

9. Further Information

For more detailed information on the lighthouse, consult Plovput's "Svjetionik sveti Petar" (official data), Croatian Wikipedia's hr:Svjetionik Poluotok Sv. Petar page, or Nautical chart IL 403 (Admiralty) – approaches to Makarska harbour.