Punta Abona Lighthouse, Lighthouse in Arico, Tenerife, Spain

Punta Abona Lighthouse is a 39 m cylinder-shaped tower, white with red bands, supporting twin galleries and a lantern with a black cupola. It stands beside the original 1902 whitewashed single-storey building, whose dark volcanic rock masonry details surround a small courtyard. The old lantern dome was attached to the flat roof on the seaward side.

The first lighthouse at Punta Abona began operations in 1902 to serve maritime routes between Santa Cruz de Tenerife and western Canary Islands ports. This facility became an essential navigation point for seafaring in the region.

The old lighthouse building, with its whitewashed walls and dark volcanic stone detailing, was partially restored between 2003 and 2005 through a two-year training programme in brick-laying and carpentry for unemployed youths. Plans to turn it into a hotel-staff academy, then a museum and restaurant, were delayed or abandoned for lack of investment.

The lighthouse produces three white flashes every twenty seconds with a beam reaching up to 17 nautical miles across the Atlantic. The site is accessible via Arico's coastal road and offers open views of the ocean.

The 1976 tower was built beside the original 1902 building, which still stands. In 2003 the disused structure was partly restored through a two-year training programme in brick-laying and carpentry for unemployed youths, with plans to turn it into a hotel-staff academy, then a museum and restaurant; these plans appear delayed or abandoned for lack of investment.