Scifo Tower
Scifo Tower is a tower in Crotone, Calabria. Scifo Tower is situated nearby to the archaeological site Cave, as well as near the beach Baia di Scifo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: watchtower in Crotone, Italy
- Also known as: “Cape Pellegrino tower”, “Lucifero tower”, and “Torre di Capo Pellegrino”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Capo Colonna and Temple of Juno Lacinia.
Archaeological Museum of Capo Colonna
Museum
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Archaeological Museum of Capo Colonna is situated 1¼ km northeast of Scifo Tower.
Temple of Juno Lacinia
Photo: revolweb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Temple of Juno Lacinia is a ruined ancient Greek temple at the heart of a sanctuary dedicated to Hera located on Capo Colonna in Calabria, Italy, near Crotone. Temple of Juno Lacinia is situated 2 km northeast of Scifo Tower.
Capo Colonne Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Salvatore Migliari, CC BY 3.0.
Capo Colonne Lighthouse is situated on the extremity of the Promunturium Lacinium, nearby the single column of the Greek temple elevated in honour of Hera Lacinia, at 9 kilometres from Crotone on the Ionian Sea. Capo Colonne Lighthouse is situated 1½ km northeast of Scifo Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capo Colonna.
Capo Colonna
Suburb
Capo Colonna is a cape in Calabria located near Crotone. In ancient Roman times the promontory was called Promunturium Lacinium. The modern name derives from the remaining column of the Temple of Hera Lacinia.
Scifo Tower
- Categories: watchtower, building, and historic site
- Location: Crotone, Province of Crotone, Calabria, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.01791° or 39° 1′ 5″ northLongitude
17.1872° or 17° 11′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8FFV259P+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 129439052OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q112579204
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Italian—“Scifo Tower” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre del cap Pellegrino”
- Catalan: “Torre Lucifero”
- Catalan: “Torre Scifo”
- Italian: “Torre Scifo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cave and Baia di Scifo.
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