Lighthouse keeper must take care about lighthouse building He paints cleans changes the bulb and reports to the office in Split
Susac lighthouse was built in 1878 under Austro Hungarian Monarchy on the highest point of the extremely steep southern side of the island where there are numerous cliffs jetting out of the deep crystal clear sea After the bora wind dies down you can see up to a depth of 30 m into the water The lighthouse building lies at a height of 100 m and offers views of the endless open sea When the lighthouse was built its only purpose was to safelly guide boats and ships on the Adriatic Lighthouse was automated in 1998 when Stone Lights Project was launched in order to initiate the renovation and automation of 48 lighthouses of Adriatic Sea Nowdays lighthouse keepers must take care about lighthouse building They start early in the morning when they go fishing They also paint clean change the bulb and report to the office in Split what is happening on their island of light
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Photo credit: © ANDREJ CRCEK / Alamy / Afripics
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