Meloria south end Lighthouse, Lighthouse on the Meloria shoal, Ligurian Sea, Italy

Meloria south end Lighthouse is an 18-metre cylindrical masonry tower on a rocky outcrop at the southern end of the Meloria shoal, about 3 nautical miles west of the south entrance to the Port of Livorno. Its lower half is painted black and its upper half yellow, with a grey metal lantern and gallery on top and a solar panel on the southern side. Two small windows pierce the black section and one the yellow.

The current tower was built in 1950 to replace an earlier metal structure that had been guiding ships since 1867. This replacement demonstrates the ongoing importance of maintaining a light signal at this dangerous location throughout the centuries.

The lighthouse forms part of the maritime navigation network maintained by Marina Militare, supporting safe passage along the Italian western coastline.

The lighthouse operates entirely on solar power, which provides independent energy for its lighting system throughout the day and night. Since it stands on an isolated rocky shoal, the structure can only be reached by boat.

The lighthouse produces a distinctive flash pattern of six quick bursts followed by one longer flash every ten seconds, which helps ships identify this specific beacon. This characteristic rhythm allows navigators to distinguish this light from other beacons along the coast.