Magnisi tower
Magnisi tower is a tower in Priolo Gargallo, Syracuse, Sicily. Magnisi tower is situated nearby to Thapsos, as well as near the nature reserve Fondo chiuso ENEL.Photo: Azotoliquido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: martello tower in Priolo Gargallo, Italy
- Also known as: “Torre di Magnisi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thapsos and Archimede Combined Cycle Power Plant.
Thapsos
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thapsos was a prehistoric village in Sicily of the middle Bronze Age. It was found by the Italian archaeologist Paolo Orsi on the small peninsula of Magnisi, near Priolo Gargallo. Thapsos is situated 430 metres north of Magnisi tower.
Archimede Combined Cycle Power Plant
Power station
Photo: Codas2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Archimede combined cycle power plant is an integrated solar combined cycle power generation plant at Priolo Gargallo near Syracuse in Sicily, Italy. The combine cycle section was inaugurated in 2003, and the solar field on 14 July 2010. Archimede Combined Cycle Power Plant is situated 2½ km southwest of Magnisi tower.
Guglia di Marcello
Archaeological site
Photo: Codas2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Guglia di Marcello is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Magnisi tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marina di Melilli and Città Giardino.
Marina di Melilli
Locality
Photo: Azotoliquido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marina di Melilli is a locality, which is situated 3 km south of Magnisi tower.
Città Giardino
Village
Photo: Azotoliquido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Città Giardino is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Magnisi tower.
Belvedere
Village
Photo: Codas2, CC BY 2.5 it.
Belvedere is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Magnisi tower.
Magnisi tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Priolo Gargallo, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.15385° or 37° 9′ 14″ northLongitude
15.23174° or 15° 13′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8F9Q563J+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 158484577OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=martello_towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q67216317
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In Other Languages
“Magnisi tower” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Torre Magnisi”
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Highlights include Bacino di evaporazione and Fondo chiuso ENEL.
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