Far de s'Arnella, Lighthouse in El Port de la Selva, Girona, Spain

S'Arnella Lighthouse is a coastal beacon on a rocky point at the northwest edge of El Port de la Selva, Catalonia. The isolated stone building has a square base, whitewashed signal tower, metal dome, and an attached former keeper's house, standing about 22 meters above the sea.

The structure was completed and first lit in 1913, after local rescue societies had pressed for it since 1891. Its design later served as a reference for other Spanish lighthouses, including the one at Tossa.

The name s'Arenella comes from the small sandy cove below the point. The lighthouse stands on the GR 92 coastal path between Port de la Selva and Llançà, and its predecessor was a watchtower in the network built against Saracen and pirate raids. In 1397 the people of La Selva asked the abbot of Sant Pere de Rodes to fortify the church of San Sebastián for defence. The writer J. V. Foix, who summered in the village, devoted poetic prose to the lighthouse.

The site is reachable via the coastal path between Port de la Selva and Llançà, with a viewpoint on the seaward side. Expect strong north and northwest winds, so a windbreaker is useful even when the weather inland feels mild.

During the Civil War, batteries were installed beside the tower, and in the years that followed, sea mines sometimes washed up at its base. Some were defused, but others exploded with enough force to shake the building.