Berdyansk lighthouse - this is one of the oldest lighthouses in Ukraine, he began to operate in the distant 1838. The lighthouse was built almost at the very end of the Berdyansk spit specially brought for this stone.

It is noteworthy that for all time of its existence, the appearance of the lighthouse has not changed. Like many centuries ago, the lighthouse looks like a white octagonal tower height of twenty-three meters with an orange stripe down the middle. I only its technical equipment. In 1889 the lighthouse was equipped with a special steam whistle, which is beeping during a heavy fog. In 1922 the lighthouse was held the first telephone line. And today the lighthouse is equipped with modern plant and elektromayachnoy beacon installed at a height of 70 meters. Thereof include, if necessary.

The sea slowly rises to the lighthouse, it hit the wall storms. But our ancestors knew a lot about the construction of the lighthouse has been for centuries courageously confronts the onslaught of wind and water. Its light is visible for many kilometers into the sea.

The first lighthouse was built exactly on the Berdyansk spit, but due to the fact that the court after the traversal Spit had to move in Berdyansk port with little or no reference point, in 1877, it was decided to build another lighthouse, which was named the top. And the old lighthouse was called, respectively - lower. Then, as the light source used kerosene lamps, they lit every night rangers, who lived directly on the territory of the lighthouse. Berdyansk lighthouse operates today, pointing the way for ships and near the entrance emblazoned inscription: "Lighthouses - the shrine of the seas, they belong to all, and inviolable as envoys powers."

If you are a romantic at heart - you definitely need to visit the lighthouse at sunset, when the background of an orange-red sky, with the emergence of the first stars of the lighthouse begins its work, lighting the way for ships.