The architectural solution that Cesar Portela gave to the Punta Nariga lighthouse earned him the Dragados Prize and Architecture Constructions in 1996.
The function of this lighthouse is to complete and reinforce the maritime signals along with that of the Sisargas.
The construction covers the forms of the French and English nineteenth century lighthouses being one of the most modern of the Galician coast.
It was built between 1993 and 1995. It was switched on in January 1998, providing a first-class headlamp system with a range of 22 miles. It is fully automated.
Curiosities, myths and legends
The head figure of the Punta Nariga lighthouse is the work of the sculptor Manolo Coia.
The figurehead is a decorative figure that formerly carried the ships in the upper part of the tajamar according to the hierarchy of the boat that adorned. Its use was generalized in galleons of the centuries XVI to XIX.
In their origins religious or mythological images were placed inside the boat and fulfilled the function of protecting it against the evil spirits. If the ship was shipwrecked failing in its mission, the head was cut off so that it would not be used again.
