Cape Nao Tower
Cape Nao Tower is a tower in Crotone, Calabria. Cape Nao Tower is situated nearby to the ruins Colonnato, as well as near the church St. Mary of Capo Colonna’s Sanctuary.Photo: Bultro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Mary of Capo Colonna’s Sanctuary and Temple of Juno Lacinia.
St. Mary of Capo Colonna’s Sanctuary
Church
Photo: Peter Siroki, CC BY 2.0.
St. Mary of Capo Colonna’s Sanctuary is a church.
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 180 metres southwest of Cape Nao 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 340 metres south of Cape Nao 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.
Cape Nao Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Crotone, Italy
- Categories: archaeological museum, building, and historic site
- Location: Crotone, Province of Crotone, Calabria, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
39.02862° or 39° 1′ 43″ northLongitude
17.20542° or 17° 12′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8FFV26H4+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 181729703OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q3995584
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cape Nao Tower” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre di Nao”
- Catalan: “Torre Nao”
- French: “tour de Nao”
- French: “Tour de Nao”
- German: “Torre di Capo Nao”
- German: “Torre di Nao”
- German: “Torre Nao”
- Italian: “Torre di Capo Nao”
- Italian: “Torre di Nao”
- Italian: “Torre Nao”
- Spanish: “Torre de Cabo Nao”
- Spanish: “Torre de Nao”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Antiquarium Torre Nao and Colonnato.
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