Lighthouse, Illa Grossa, Columbretes Islands, Spain
Path up to the lighthouse built in 1859, on Illa Grossa in the Columbret Gran or Illa Grossa group, in the archipelago of the Columbretes Islands, a group of small uninhabited volcanic islets in the Mediterranean Sea, 49km off Orpesa, Valencia, Spain. On the left is Daucus gingidium or sea carrot, a marine plant which thrives here. There are 4 groups of islands in the archipelago, Columbret Gran, La Ferrera, La Foradada and El Carallot, and in 1988 the archipelago was declared a wildlife reserve. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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