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Legends of the Light
The book can be ordered at: www.luxmediterraneum.org or www.morski.hr
At first, life at a lighthouse sounds romantic for many people, but it is also at the same time dramatic, lonely, and unpredictable because, at the end of the day, it is surrounded by the unpredictable sea. During the warmer part of the year, it is most often tame, calm, and mild towards those that sail it or live near it, while in the winter it can also show its merciless side. And then, there is no compromise. It can be said that the sea shapes the lives of lighthouse keepers and their families. The few left standing (since the profession of lighthouse keeping is, unfortunately, slowly dying out) on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea live in sturdy stone buildings built by the AustroHungarian Empire that still ward off the weather. In order to make sure that those impressive buildings are not forgotten, along with the lighthouse keeping profession and the noble light that is a "beacon of rescue, hope, and safety", especially in stormy nights, a group of enthusiasts from the "Lux Mediterraneum" Friends of the Mediterranean Association, fascinated by the phenomenon of Adriatic lighthouses and life on them, have sailed as far as the lighthouses in the far south of Croatia and spoken to the lighthouse keepers. They have taken the story of the construction of the lighthouses and the experience of living on them, along with artistic photos and statements from the lighthouse keepers, and put them together in a 320-page memoir "Legends of the Light". The memoir was written by Jurica Gašpar, who also experienced the joys of living in a lighthouse. In the book, discover stories and secrets that have never been told before. To be more precise, they are only known to the lighthouse keepers and their families, colleagues, or those who have come over and had the chance to be a guest at the lighthouse.
© Gordan Smadilo / Lux Mediterraneum
"Legends of the Light" Documentary Trailer
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