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Trapani

Ligny Tower

Ligny Tower is a coastal watchtower in , . It was built between 1671 and 1672 at a strategic position on the city's western coast. Today, the tower is in good condition, and it is open to the public as an archaeological museum.
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Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: watchtower in Trapani, Italy
  • Also known as: “Museo di Preistoria e del mare - Torre di Ligny”, “Museo di Preistoria e del Mare - Torre di Ligny”, and “Museum of Prehistory and The Sea - Tower of Ligny”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Liberale and Scoglio Malconsiglio.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a former church in , , located near the Torre di Ligny. Built in the early 17th century by local coral fishermen, it was dedicated to Saint Liberale, a Christian martyr. is situated 160 metres southeast of Ligny Tower.

Islet
Photo: Gabriele, CC BY 2.0.
is an islet, which is situated 580 metres north of Ligny Tower.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.
is a former Roman Catholic church in , . Of medieval origin, it served as the principal place of worship for the city’s fishing and coral-fishing community, and its façade bore 17th-century inscriptions commemorating major coral discoveries central to the local economy. is situated 470 metres southeast of Ligny Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Casa, Erice and Nubia.

Town
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Erice is a comune contiguous with the provincial capital , in western . Its historic core occupies the site of the ancient city of Eryx, one of the most significant archaeological and religious centres in pre-Roman western Sicily. is situated 4½ km east of Ligny Tower.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Ligny Tower.

Hamlet
is a frazione of , located 4 km southeast of city on the slopes of on the west coast of Sicily in Italy. is situated 7 km east of Ligny Tower.

Ligny Tower

Latitude
38.01962° or 38° 1′ 11″ north
Longitude
12.49694° or 12° 29′ 49″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8FCJ2F9W+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 560977864
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
10282100
Wiki­data ID
Q972079
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Ligny Tower” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Torre di Ligny”
  • Esperanto: “Turo Ligny”
  • German: “Torre di Ligny”
  • Italian: “Torre di Ligny”
  • Polish: “Torre di Ligny”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ligny Tower”. Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY 2.0.