Torre Grossa
Torre Grossa is the tallest tower in San Gimignano, standing at 54 m high. It is one of the most iconic and well-known medieval towers in Tuscany. The tower was built in 1310.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Collegiate Church of San Gimignano and SanGimignano1300.
Collegiate Church of San Gimignano
Church
SanGimignano1300
Museum
Photo: Fracund, CC BY-SA 3.0.
SanGimignano1300 is an artistic and historical museum located in the old city of San Gimignano. The museum was inaugurated in February 2010.
piazza del Duomo
Square
Photo: Francesco Gasparetti, CC BY 2.0.
Piazza del Duomo is a city square in San Gimignano, Italy. It is connected to the nearby Piazza della Cisterna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Historic Centre of San Gimignano and Monteoliveto.
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
Neighborhood
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Historic Centre of San Gimignano is a neighborhood.
Santa Lucia
Hamlet
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Lucia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of San Gimignano, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 289. Santa Lucia is about 42 km from Siena and 4 km from San Gimignano.
Torre Grossa
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: tower house in San Gimignano, Italy
- Categories: Tuscan tower house, tower, building, and tourism
- Location: San Gimignano, Val di Elsa, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.46763° or 43° 28′ 4″ northLongitude
11.04292° or 11° 2′ 35″ eastElevation
335 metres (1,099 feet)Height
54 metres (177 feet)Open location code
8FMHF29V+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 182529612OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
10378080Wikidata ID
Q3995190
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Uzbek—“Torre Grossa” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Torre Grossa”
- Chinese: “格罗萨塔”
- Danish: “Torre Grossa”
- French: “Torre Grossa”
- German: “Torre Grossa (San Gimignano)”
- Italian: “Torre Grossa”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torre Grossa”
- Norwegian: “Torre Grossa”
- Russian: “Торре Гросса”
- Spanish: “Torre Grossa”
- Uzbek: “Torre Grossa”
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