Name and Location

The Faro de Mazarrón, also known as the Mazarrón Lighthouse, is an active coastal light marking the entrance to the harbour of Puerto de Mazarrón in the Region of Murcia, southeastern Spain. Its coordinates are 37°33′38″ N, 1°15′16″ W (decimal: 37.5604879, –1.2546497), and it can be found on Google Maps at https://www.google.com/maps/place/37.5604879,-1.2546497.

Construction and History

The date of construction for the Faro de Mazarrón is not recorded in publicly available sources, but many regional harbour lights date from mid-19th to early-20th centuries. The managing authority is Puertos del Estado, administered locally by the Port Authority of Cartagena.

Architecture and Materials

The lighthouse has an external appearance that is a low-profile tower or enclosed lantern on a simple podium, painted white. Its structure is recorded in OpenStreetMap as a man-made “light_major” building, with no official architectural drawings published. It is presumed to be built of masonry or rendered brick, with a metal-framed lantern.

Light and Navigation

The Faro de Mazarrón has an occulting white light with a characteristic sequence: dark 1.5 s + light 1 s + dark 4.5 s + light 1 s + dark 4.5 s + light 1 s, with a nominal range of 15 nautical miles (reserve range 8 M). The light group and characteristic are Oc(1+2) W 13.5 s.

Accessibility and Visiting

The site is fenced and not generally open to the public. The lighthouse can be accessed by a short walk uphill from Avenida Moro Santo, but no visitor facilities or guided tours are offered.

Notable Views and Landscape

• The surrounding landscape features rocky outcrops, Mediterranean scrub, and the sandy beaches of Playa del Puerto to the west. The 16th-century Castle of San Andrés overlooks the bay just to the east, offering a notable view point for visitors.

Anecdotes and Folklore

No widely recorded folklore or shipwreck stories are associated specifically with this light. It has guided fishing vessels and pleasure craft safely into the shallow, rocky harbour of Mazarrón for decades.

Technical and Operational Details

The lighthouse is automated and fully operational, with no resident keeper on station. It appears on Spanish official charts of the Costa Cálida as a major harbour light.

Further Information

For further information, please consult OpenStreetMap feature “way/79500082” (man_made=lighthouse), US NGA List of Lights, Pub. 113, Entry E 0120, Puertos del Estado – “Comisión de Faros�� website (in Spanish): https://www.puertos.es, and Google Maps satellite and street-view layers for “Faro de Mazarrón”.