Torre del Diavolo
Devil's Tower is a tower located in the north of San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, which flanks the Palazzo Cortesi. It is named "Devil's Tower" because of a legend in which the owner of the tower at the time returned home after a long journey, and " convinced…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piazza della Cisterna and Torre Grossa.
Piazza della Cisterna
Square
Piazza della Cisterna is a piazza in San Gimignano, Italy. It is triangular with a slight natural slope, and is connected to the nearby Piazza del Duomo by an open passage.
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.Collegiate Church of San Gimignano
Church
The Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta or Duomo di San Gimignano is a Roman Catholic collegiate church and minor basilica in San Gimignano, in Tuscany in central Italy. Collegiate Church of San Gimignano is situated 100 metres west of Torre del Diavolo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Historic Centre of San Gimignano and Santa Lucia.
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
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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.
Pancole
Hamlet
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pancole 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 105. Pancole is about 50 km from Siena and 6 km from San Gimignano. Pancole is situated 5 km northwest of Torre del Diavolo.
Torre del Diavolo
- Type: Castle
- Description: tower house in San Gimignano, Italy
- Categories: Tuscan tower house, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: San Gimignano, Val di Elsa, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Uzbek—“Torre del Diavolo” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Torre del Diavolo”
- French: “Torre del Diavolo”
- Italian: “Palazzo dei Cortesi”
- Italian: “Torre del Diavolo”
- Russian: “Торре дель Дьяволо”
- Russian: “Торре-дель-Дьяволо”
- Uzbek: “Torre del Diavolo”
- Uzbek: “Torre del Iblis”
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