Veli Rat Lighthouse

Veli Rat Lighthouse is an energetic lighthouse on the Croatian island of Dugi Otok, and is a famous landmark near to the village of the equal call. The unmarried storey keeper's house is constructed across the base of the 36m masonry tower, which has a white lantern and single gallery. The yellow walls of the residence were seemingly painted the usage of a combination that turned into coloured via the use of hundreds of eggs. This changed into allegedly to give better consistency and protection towards the salt air. At a height of 41m above the sea, the light has various 22 nautical miles and consists of two flashes of white mild each twelve seconds.

Veli Rat together with a number of other Croatia lighthouses nonetheless keeps a lighthouse keeper. In 2014 the serving keeper became Zvone, who alongside with his wife and family stay on web page. Since 2000, rooms within the lighthouse have additionally been made to be had for hire as vacation accommodation. In 2010, Veli Rat together with the lighthouses at Vir and Tajer were depicted in a set of commemorative stamps by using the Croatian postal provider Hrvatska posta.