27 July 2021

LIGHTHOUSE > Let There Be Light ...16th Century Cordouan Beacon Added To UNESCO World Heritage List

For centuries Lighthouses have been prominent features in our landscapes

"The Cordouan beacon is the last to be inhabited in France and only the second, after the Tower of Hercules at La Coruña in Spain, to be added to Unesco’s World Heritage list. Cordouan was built at the end of the 16th century and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean from the mouth of the Gironde estuary in south-western France . . .

Lighthouse at low tide

From the agencies

France’s last inhabited lighthouse gets Unesco status – in pictures

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