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Tour de L’Île-Rousse

The Tour de L'Île-Rousse is a ruined Genoese tower located on the Île de la Petra in the commune of off the west coast of the French island of .
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: genoese coastal defence tower in Corsica
  • Also known as: “Torra di l’Isula Rossa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Phare de la Pietra and Marché couvert de L’Île-Rousse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lighthouse, which is situated 280 metres northwest of Tour de L’Île-Rousse.

Marketplace
Photo: Arbarossa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a marketplace, which is situated 1 km south of Tour de L’Île-Rousse.

Church
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Tour de L’Île-Rousse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include L’Île-Rousse and Monticello.

Photo: Gu.Matt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
L'Île-Rousse is a commune in the department of on the island of . It was founded in 1758 by Pasquale Paoli to create a port that would not be in the hands of the Genoese.

Village
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department of on the island of . is situated 3½ km southeast of Tour de L’Île-Rousse.

Village
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department of on the island of . is situated 4½ km south of Tour de L’Île-Rousse.

Tour de L’Île-Rousse

Latitude
42.64346° or 42° 38′ 37″ north
Longitude
8.9352° or 8° 56′ 7″ east
Open location code
8FJCJWVP+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 244773651
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q3381597
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Satellite Map

Discover Tour de L’Île-Rousse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Corsican to Welsh—“Tour de L’Île-Rousse” goes by many names.
  • Corsican: “Torra di a Petra”
  • Corsican: “Torra di l’Isula Rossa”
  • French: “tour de L’Île-Rousse”
  • French: “Tour de la Pietra”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Torra di l’Isula Rossa”
  • Norwegian: “Torra di l’Isula Rossa”
  • Welsh: “Torra di l’Isula Rossa”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Île de la Pietra and Phare de la Pietra.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tour de L’Île-Rousse”. Photo: Alixes, CC BY-SA 3.0.