Torra di l’Osse
The Tower of l'Osse or Tower of Losso is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Cagnano on the Corsica. The tower lies on the east coast of Cap Corse.Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: genoese coastal defence tower in Corsica
- Also known as: “Tour de Losso”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Antoine de Porticciolo.
Chapelle Saint-Antoine de Porticciolo
Church
Photo: FredSeiller, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Saint-Antoine de Porticciolo is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of Torra di l’Osse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cagnano and Pietracorbara.
Cagnano
Village
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cagnano is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Cagnano is situated 4½ km west of Torra di l’Osse.
Pietracorbara
Village
Photo: Miguel2b, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pietracorbara is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It takes its name from the Pietracorbara stream. Pietracorbara is situated 4½ km west of Torra di l’Osse.
Sisco
Village
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sisco is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It takes its name from the Ruisseau de Sisco, which flows through the commune and enters the Tyrrhenian Sea in the village of Sisco. Sisco is situated 6 km south of Torra di l’Osse.
Torra di l’Osse
- Categories: Genoese towers in Corsica, building, and historic site
- Location: Cagnano, Arrondissement of Bastia, Upper Corsica, Corsica, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.86111° or 42° 51′ 40″ northLongitude
9.48091° or 9° 28′ 51″ eastInception
16th centuryOpen location code
8FJFVF6J+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 230902887OpenStreetMap feature
building=historicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q7826917
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Corsican to Turkish—“Torra di l’Osse” goes by many names.
- Corsican: “Torra di l’Osse”
- French: “Tour de l’Osse”
- French: “tour de Losso”
- Italian: “Torre di Losse”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torra di l’Osse”
- Norwegian: “Torra di l’Osse”
- Turkish: “Losso Kulesi”
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Highlights include Marine de Pietracorbara and Port.
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