Pasa Lighthouse

Pasa Lighthouse of Oinousses stands on the islet of the same name and was built by the “French Company of Ottoman Lighthouses.” It first operated in 1864, fueled by oil, and in 1913 it was incorporated into the Hellenic Lighthouse Network. It emitted a white flash every minute. It ceased operation in 1916 and resumed in 1919. During World War II it remained dark and, as part of the lighthouse network’s reconstruction, reopened in 1944 using oil. In 1970, the oil machinery was replaced and it operated as an automatic acetylene beacon. In 1995 it was converted to solar power. The building consists of the ground-floor keepers’ house and the cylindrical tower with the lantern, where the optic is located. The cylindrical tower is 8.5 meters tall. Today, the lightstation house comprises a hall, a corridor, four rooms, a kitchen and a storeroom, and there is an underground rainwater cistern. It has been designated a protected monument by the Ministry of Culture.