Zumaia Lighthouse, Maritime lighthouse in Zumaia, Spain

Zumaia Lighthouse is an octagonal masonry tower with a lantern on a gallery, attached to the front of a two-storey keepers' house on Mount Atalaya, above the west bank of the Urola estuary. The whole building is painted white except the house cornice, the gallery and the lantern, which are blue.

The structure was built in 1882 and replaced an earlier version from 1870 that proved difficult to reach. Its design followed plans created by engineer Francisco Lafarga.

The lighthouse stands on Mount Atalaya, which had no land connection to Zumaia when the light was first built; the site was reached by sea. Its construction followed the growth of the cement industry near Zumaia in the second half of the 19th century, which increased port traffic and made the river mouth dangerous. The light was first fuelled with olive oil.

The tower sits on a hillside at the edge of town with a broad view over the bay. Sturdy footwear is helpful since the path to reach it crosses uneven ground.

The lantern was built in 1925 by Maquinista Valenciana, the same Valencia firm that renewed it in July 1985. The lighthouse itself dates from 1882, when engineer Francisco Lafarga's tower entered service on Mount Atalaya.