Torre del Diavolo
Devil's Tower is a tower located in the north of San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, which flanks the Palazzo Cortesi. It is named "Devil's Tower" because of a legend in which the owner of the tower at the time returned home after a long journey, and " convinced…Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piazza della Cisterna and Torre Grossa.
Piazza della Cisterna
Square
Torre Grossa
Torre Grossa is the tallest tower in San Gimignano, standing at 54 m high. It is one of the most iconic and well-known medieval towers in Tuscany. The tower was built in 1310.Collegiate Church of San Gimignano
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Historic Centre of San Gimignano and Monteoliveto.
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
Neighborhood
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Historic Centre of San Gimignano is a neighborhood.
Santa Lucia
Hamlet
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Lucia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of San Gimignano, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 289. Santa Lucia is about 42 km from Siena and 4 km from San Gimignano.
Torre del Diavolo
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower house in San Gimignano, Italy
- Categories: Tuscan tower house and building
- Location: San Gimignano, Val di Elsa, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.46757° or 43° 28′ 3″ northLongitude
11.04392° or 11° 2′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8FMHF29V+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 182531754OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q3995411
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Uzbek—“Torre del Diavolo” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Torre del Diavolo”
- French: “Torre del Diavolo”
- Italian: “Palazzo dei Cortesi”
- Italian: “Torre del Diavolo”
- Russian: “Торре дель Дьяволо”
- Russian: “Торре-дель-Дьяволо”
- Uzbek: “Torre del Diavolo”
- Uzbek: “Torre del Iblis”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Cisterna and Museo di Criminalogia Medioevale.
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