Tour de Diana
The Tour de Diana is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Aléria on east coast of the French island of Corsica. It sits on a spit of land that forms the southern entrance to the Étang de Diane.Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: genoese coastal defence tower in Corsica
- Also known as: “Torra di Diana” and “Tour de Diane”
Tour de Diana
- Categories: Genoese towers in Corsica, building, and historic site
- Location: Aléria, Arrondissement of Corte, Upper Corsica, Corsica, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.1421° or 42° 8′ 32″ northLongitude
9.55598° or 9° 33′ 22″ eastInception
1582Open location code
8FJF4HR4+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 275570234OpenStreetMap feature
building=historicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerWikidata ID
Q7826854
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Corsican to Welsh—“Tour de Diana” goes by many names.
- Corsican: “Torra di Diana”
- French: “tour de Diana”
- French: “Tour de Diana”
- Welsh: “Torra di Diana”
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Highlights include Pointe de la Cabane and Île de Diana.
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