Torra d’Erbalunga
The Tower of Erbalunga is a ruined Genoese tower near Erbalunga located in the commune of Brando on the east coast of the Cap Corse on the French island of Corsica.- Type: Ruins
- Description: genoese coastal defence tower in Corsica
- Also known as: “Torre d’Erbalunga”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Santa Maria Assunta de Brando and Chapelle de la Confrérie de la Sainte-Croix à Brando.
Église Santa Maria Assunta de Brando
Church
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Santa Maria Assunta de Brando is a church, which is situated 1½ km west of Torra d’Erbalunga.
Chapelle de la Confrérie de la Sainte-Croix à Brando
Chapel
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle de la Confrérie de la Sainte-Croix à Brando is situated 1½ km west of Torra d’Erbalunga.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Neiges de Brando
Chapel
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Neiges de Brando is situated 1½ km west of Torra d’Erbalunga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sisco and Santa-Maria-di-Lota.
Sisco
Village
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sisco is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It takes its name from the Ruisseau de Sisco, which flows through the commune and enters the Tyrrhenian Sea in the village of Sisco. Sisco is situated 4½ km north of Torra d’Erbalunga.
Santa-Maria-di-Lota
Village
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa-Maria-di-Lota is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Santa-Maria-di-Lota is situated 4½ km southwest of Torra d’Erbalunga.
San-Martino-di-Lota
Village
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San-Martino-di-Lota or San Martino di Lota, is a commune in the French department of Haute-Corse, collectivity and island of Corsica. San-Martino-di-Lota is situated 5 km southwest of Torra d’Erbalunga.
Torra d’Erbalunga
- Categories: Genoese towers in Corsica, tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Brando, Arrondissement of Bastia, Upper Corsica, Corsica, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.7736° or 42° 46′ 25″ northLongitude
9.47699° or 9° 28′ 37″ eastInception
16th centuryOpen location code
8FJFQFFG+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 118101376OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q2804401
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In Other Languages
From Corsican to Welsh—“Torra d’Erbalunga” goes by many names.
- Corsican: “Torra d’Erbalunga”
- Dutch: “Torra d’Erbalunga”
- French: “tour d’Erbalunga”
- French: “Tour d’Erbalunga”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torra Erbalunga”
- Norwegian: “Torra Erbalunga”
- Turkish: “Erbalunga Kulesi”
- Welsh: “Torra d’Erbalunga”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Erbalunga and Mairie d’Erbalunga.
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