Lighthouses on the Istrian islands and promontories are special places for a unique visit. Lighthouses are the
most important aids to navigation which enable a safe day and night navigation through determined sea regions.
They are built at the most prominent or distant points of the Croatian territorial sea. They consist in stone
buildings with prominent light towers. They usually have main and stand-by light. The range of the main light
is 30 NM. Some lighthouses are equipped with racons and/or fog detectors and fog sirens. All lighthouses are
automated and supervised by means of remote control system. However, because of the importance of lighthouses
for safety of navigation and in order to protect lighthouse buildings from degradation, 17 lighthouses still
have personnel (1 or 2 lightkeepers in a shift).
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