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Entallada Lighthouse

The Entallada lighthouse is a very peculiar building built in 1953, and is unique in the Canary Islands. It was designed by architect Carlos Alcon.
The building has a tower and three homes.
It is located in the municipality of Tuineje, about 6 kilometers from the village of LasPlayitas, and about 12 of Great Tarajal.
It sits on top of a cliff 200 meters high, and it´s the closest canarian point to Africa (about 100 km).
The views are spectacular, the sea and the Natural Monument "Vigan knives", a protected area because of its high scientific interest. Knives are elongated mountain between two valleys, and are remnants of large accumulations of lava flows that formed large buildings. Its height is 500 meters.

To get to the Lighthouse Entallada, we must take the road leading to Great Tarajal(VF-20), and two kilometers before, we turn to the village called Las Playitas, a fishing village that has grown dramatically since 5 years to install a 4 & 5 star plus golf courses.
Arriving in Las Playitas, we will see on the left the road to the Lighthouse Entallada.
It is a road of 6 kilometers in length, which in its last section has a steep slope and its width is not very big so you need to exercise caution when driving.
At the Lighthouse, there is a large car park and a viewpoint  that falls on the stunning cliff into the sea just 200 meters below.
It is worth a trip to this point, only for the incredible views that have both the sea and the mountains that surround it.

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