Tower of Charles V
Tower of Charles V is a castle in Porto Empedocle, Agrigento, Sicily. Tower of Charles V is situated nearby to the park Piazza Vittorio Veneto, as well as near the post office Town hall of Porto Empedocle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: tower in Porto Empedocle, Italy
- Also known as: “Fortezza di Carlo V”, “Fortress of Charles V”, “Torre Carlo V”, “Torre del caricatore (regio)”, and “Turris marittimae Agrigenti”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porto Empedocle Succursale train station and Statua di Luigi Pirandello.
Porto Empedocle Succursale train station
Railway station
Photo: Pietrofattori, CC BY 3.0.
Porto Empedocle Succursale train station is a railway station, which is situated 500 metres northeast of Tower of Charles V.
Statua di Luigi Pirandello
Work of art
Photo: Antopignato, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Statua di Luigi Pirandello is a work of art, which is situated 330 metres northeast of Tower of Charles V.
Porto Empedocle railway station
Railway station
Photo: Pietrofattori, CC BY 2.0.
Porto Empedocle railway station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Tower of Charles V.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villaseta and Maddalusa.
Villaseta
Village
Villaseta is a village in Sicily, part of the municipality of Agrigento, with a population of roughly 6,300. Villaseta is situated 3½ km northeast of Tower of Charles V.
Maddalusa
Hamlet
Photo: Gianofrietto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maddalusa is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km east of Tower of Charles V.
Agrigento
Photo: Maroichi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Agrigento rises on a ridge above the sea, its honey-hued buildings unfolding across the hills like a sunlit amphitheatre. Behind it, vineyards and almond groves stretch inland; below it, the ancient Valley of the Temples spills toward the coast in a sweep of Doric grandeur.
Tower of Charles V
- Categories: tower, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Porto Empedocle, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
37.2866° or 37° 17′ 12″ northLongitude
13.52661° or 13° 31′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8F9M7GPG+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 277554295OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3995457
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Tower of Charles V” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Torre di Carlo V”
- Italian: “Torre del caricatore di Girgenti”
- Italian: “Torre del Caricatore di Girgenti”
- Italian: “Torre di Carlo V”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Vittorio Veneto and Town hall of Porto Empedocle.
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