France
Corsica
Upper Corsica

Torra di Mortella

The Tower of Mortella is a ruined Genoese tower on , located on the coast near Punta Mortella in the commune of . It was a progenitor of the numerous Martello towers the British built in the 19th century throughout their empire.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Florent and Farinole.

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is a commune in department on the island of , . Originally a fishing port located in the gulf of the same name, pleasure boats have now largely taken the place of fishing vessels.

Village
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is a commune in the department of on the island of . The village is located between the mountains and the sea between and Negro with the two hamlets of Sparagaggio and Bracolaccia. is situated 9 km east of Torra di Mortella.

Village
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is a commune in the French department of , collectivity and island of . The inhabitants are known as patrimoniens and patrimoniennes in French, patrimuninchi in Corsican, and patrimoniesi in Italian. is situated 9 km east of Torra di Mortella.

Torra di Mortella

Latitude
42.71499° or 42° 42′ 54″ north
Longitude
9.25694° or 9° 15′ 25″ east
Open location code
8FJFP774+XQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 442097680
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q10984637
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Slovenian—“Torra di Mortella” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Torre de Mortella”
  • Corsican: “Torra di Mortella”
  • French: “tour de la Mortella”
  • French: “Tour de la Mortella”
  • Italian: “Torra di Mortella”
  • Italian: “Torre della Mortella”
  • Italian: “Tour de la Mortella”
  • Slovenian: “Mortellski stolp”
  • Slovenian: “Torra di Mortella”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Phare de la Mortella and Punta Cavallata.

Nearby Places

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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 “Torra di Mortella”. Photo: COLLE M., CC BY-SA 3.0.