Torre Saracena
Torre Saracena is a tower in Tricarico, Province of Matera, Basilicata. Torre Saracena is situated nearby to Vico Consiglio, as well as near the church Madonna dei lombardi.Photo: Donato Montesano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Tricarico, Italy
- Also known as: “Torre saracena”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tricarico Cathedral and Palazzo Ducale.
Tricarico Cathedral
Church
Photo: Rocco Stasi, Public domain.
Tricarico Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral church in the city of Tricarico. It is the centre of the Diocese of Tricarico. The city is first recorded as having a bishop in 968. Tricarico Cathedral is situated 250 metres south of Torre Saracena.
Palazzo Ducale
Town hall
Photo: Maria Carmela Santangelo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palazzo Ducale is a town hall, which is situated 330 metres south of Torre Saracena.
Monumento ai caduti
Memorial
Photo: Maria Carmela Santangelo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monumento ai caduti is a memorial, which is situated 360 metres south of Torre Saracena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Campomaggiore and Alta Murgia National Park.
Campomaggiore
Locality
Photo: Cinzia astorino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Campomaggiore is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, Basilicata, southern Italy. It includes a modern settlement which has replaced the original town Campomaggiore Vecchio, destroyed by an avalanche in 1885 and now a ghost town. Campomaggiore is situated 7 km southwest of Torre Saracena.
Alta Murgia National Park
Photo: Micheladipinto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Alta Murgia National Park is a nature reserve in Apulia. It is characterized by fascinating landscapes, where among rocky ridges, sinkholes, karstic caves and oak woods, you can see stone farmhouses, with fences and stables for flocks of sheep, cultivated fields, little churches and endless networks of dry-stone walls.
San Chirico Nuovo
Village
San Chirico Nuovo is an Arbëreshë town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. It was founded by Albanian settlerswith the blessing of the prince of Tolve. San Chirico Nuovo is situated 8 km northwest of Torre Saracena.
Torre Saracena
- Category: building
- Location: Tricarico, Province of Matera, Basilicata, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.62598° or 40° 37′ 34″ northLongitude
16.14352° or 16° 8′ 37″ eastHeight
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8FGRJ4GV+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 444144905OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q66738138
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Turkish—“Torre Saracena” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Torre Saracena”
- Turkish: “Saracena Kulesi, Tricarico”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vico Consiglio and Madonna dei lombardi.
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