A Visit to the Lighthouses of Northern Spain

One of the questions I often get asked is how I became interested in lighthouses. I explain that I grew up near the ocean and have always had a love for things nautical. I add that my first job included traveling around the world on oceanographic ships. I have fond memories of the welcoming beam of a lighthouse as our vessel approached land after a long voyage. In recent years I learned that my love of lighthouses may also be "in my blood." My great-great-grandfather was a lighthouse keeper on the north coast of Spain from 1863 to 1904.