The destination can be reached by stairs on foot or by a small funicular railway. The latter leads from the parking lot close to the older of the two lighthouses. This was built on the highest point of the cliff in 238 m above sea level in 1859. However, since this first lighthouse is too high and too far from the coast, its light lost itself in the fog, which forms too often at its height. At 900 hours a year, the cone of light was relatively rarely visible from afar. This led in 1911 to the sinking of a ship called Lusitania, with over 700 people on board (not to be confused with that ship, which was sunk in 1915 by a submarine). Therefore, a new lighthouse was built at only 87 meters above the sea closer to the water at the so-called Diaz Point. From the old lighthouse to the vicinity of the new, a hiking trail leads along the steeply sloping cliff walls. At the end of the path there is an observation deck overlooking the new lighthouse.
Source: Wikipedia