The
Tower of Hercules (
Galician and ) is an
ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about from the centre of
A Coruña,
Galicia, in north-western
Spain. Until the 20th century, the tower itself was known as the "Farum Brigantium". The Latin word
farum is derived from the Greek
pharos for the
Lighthouse of Alexandria. The structure is tall and overlooks the North Atlantic coast of Spain. The structure, almost 1900 years old and rehabilitated in 1791, is the oldest Roman lighthouse in use today. There is a
sculpture garden featuring works by
Pablo Serrano and Francisco Leiro.