Torre del Capitano
Torre del Capitano is a tower in Morcote, Lugano District, Ticino which is located on Riveta da la Tor. Torre del Capitano is situated nearby to the fountain Fonte Galleria della Torre, as well as near the square Piazza Pomée.- Type: Tower
- Description: building in Morcote in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Also known as: “torre del Capitano”
- Address: Riveta da la Tor 18, Morcote
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Rocco Oratory and Morcote City Hall.
Morcote City Hall
Town hall
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morcote City Hall is a town hall, which is situated 330 metres west of Torre del Capitano.
Morcote Castle
Photo: Guérin Nicolas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morcote Castle is situated 420 metres northwest of Torre del Capitano.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morcote and Vico Morcote.
Morcote
Village
Photo: Sjunnesson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Fpiraneo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vico Morcote is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Brusino Arsizio
Village
Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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: architectural structure, building, and historic site
- Location: Morcote, Lugano District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.92329° or 45° 55′ 24″ northLongitude
8.91772° or 8° 55′ 4″ eastInception
14th centuryLevels
3Open location code
8FQCWWF9+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 260641479OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q29884563
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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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