Torre Faro
Torre Faro is a frazione of the comune of Messina in the Province of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is a seaside village near the Ganzirri Lake and on its territory it hosts the Pylons of Messina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lago di Faro and Lago di Ganzirri.
Lago di Ganzirri
Nature reserve
Photo: Gallant g, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lago di Ganzirri is a lake in the Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy. At an elevation of 1 m, its surface area is.338 km2. Lago di Ganzirri is situated 2½ km west of Torre Faro.
Punta Pezzo Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Punta Pezzo Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in Punta Pezzo, the closest point of Calabria to Sicily. Punta Pezzo Lighthouse is situated 4 km south of Torre Faro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cannitello and Pezzo.
Cannitello
Hamlet
Photo: Villese92, Public domain.
Cannitello is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km south of Torre Faro.
Pezzo
Suburb
Photo: Villese92, Public domain.
Pezzo is a suburb, which is situated 4 km south of Torre Faro.
Punta Pezzo
Locality
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Punta Pezzo is a point in Reggio Calabria, southern Italy. It is the closest point in Calabria to Sicily and the northernmost point of the Calabrian side of the Strait of Messina, lying on the northern channel. Punta Pezzo is situated 4 km south of Torre Faro.
Torre Faro
Latitude
38.26607° or 38° 15′ 58″ northLongitude
15.64595° or 15° 38′ 45″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8FCQ7J8W+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 310076019OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q3914877
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Torre Faro” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Torre Faro”
- French: “Torre Faro”
- Georgian: “ტორე ფარო”
- Hungarian: “Torre Faro”
- Italian: “Torre Faro”
- Sicilian: “Lu Faru”
- Sicilian: “Turri Faru”
- Sicilian: “U Faru”
- Turkish: “Torre Faro”
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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 “Torre Faro”. Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.