Torre di Roncisvalle
Torre di Roncisvalle is a tower overlooking Valtellina at an altitude of 689 metres, located in the Castionetto district of Chiuro, in the province of Sondrio, northern Italy. The massive tower offers an effective lookout point even today.Photo: CarloFolini, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Chiuro, Italy
- Also known as: “Torre di Castionetto”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sant’Ignazio and Ponte in Valtellina railway station.
Sant’Ignazio
Church
Photo: Trikku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sant’Ignazio is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Torre di Roncisvalle.
Ponte in Valtellina railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ponte in Valtellina railway station is situated 3 km southwest of Torre di Roncisvalle.
Chiuro railway halt
Railway stop
Photo: DeCampo94, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chiuro railway halt is a railway stop, which is situated 2 km south of Torre di Roncisvalle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vangione Superiore and Ligone (Santa Maria).
Vangione Superiore
Hamlet
Photo: Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vangione Superiore is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Torre di Roncisvalle.
Ligone (Santa Maria)
Hamlet
Photo: Maurizio Moro5153, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ligone (Santa Maria) is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km east of Torre di Roncisvalle.
Castello dell’Acqua
Village
Photo: Homer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castello dell'Acqua is a comune in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 100 kilometres northeast of Milan and about 12 kilometres east of Sondrio. Castello dell’Acqua is situated 4 km south of Torre di Roncisvalle.
Torre di Roncisvalle
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Chiuro, Province of Sondrio, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.18153° or 46° 10′ 54″ northLongitude
10.00006° or 10° 0′ 0″ eastOpen location code
8FRG52J2+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 158532163OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q28815808
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In Other Languages
From German to Uzbek—“Torre di Roncisvalle” goes by many names.
- German: “Torre di Roncisvalle”
- German: “Turm von Roncesvalles”
- Italian: “Torre di Roncisvalle”
- Uzbek: “Torre di Roncisvalle”
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Highlights include Chiesa di San Rocco and Incisioni rupestri.
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