Torre del Capitano
Torre del Capitano is a tower in Morcote, Lugano District, Ticino. Torre del Capitano is situated nearby to the fountain Fonte Galleria della Torre, as well as near Fonte Asilo Bimbi Morcote.- Type: Tower
- Description: building in Morcote in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “torre del Capitano”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Rocco Oratory and Morcote City Hall.
Morcote City Hall
Town hall
Morcote City Hall is a town hall, which is situated 330 metres west of Torre del Capitano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morcote and Vico Morcote.
Morcote
Village
Morcote is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Ticino situated about 10 kilometres from Lugano in the district of Lugano on the shore of Lake Lugano.
Vico Morcote
Village
Vico Morcote is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Brusino Arsizio
Village
Brusino Arsizio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland on the Lake of Lugano.
Torre del Capitano
- Categories: built structure, building, and historic site
- Location: Morcote, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.9233° or 45° 55′ 24″ north
Longitude
8.9177° or 8° 55′ 4″ east
Inception
14th century
Levels
3
Open location code
8FQCWWF9+83
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=tower
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tower
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Torre del Capitano” goes by many names.
- Breton: “torre del Capitano”
- French: “torre del Capitano”
- French: “Torre del Capitano”
- German: “Torre del Capitano”
- Italian: “Torre del Capitano”
- Swedish: “torre del Capitano”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fonte Galleria della Torre and Fontana Steingass - Torre del Capitano.
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