Some years ago, those lighthouses had the meaning of good news for the sailormen, because when they were seeing their light they understood that the land was near. Now these beautiful lighthouses are standing alone in the sharpest edges of the Greek coast.
Lighthouses had always an atmosphere of mystery around them. Maybe because they were showing that this was the end of the sea or maybe because they were located in high spots and during sunset they look exactly like the towers of the fairy tales.
Unfortunately, lighthouses have no use in the modern civilization, at least not in the way that they used to, a century ago. These lighthouses are one of the most important modern monuments of Greece and show the position of the in the World Naval history. Now, those lighthouses are fading out due to the ravages of time and abandonment. The lighthouse network of Greece has today 120 traditional lighthouses aged about two centuries. Only 20 are in good condition and 30 are in medium condition.
