Tour de l’Étoile

Tour de l’Étoile is a tower in Argelès-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Céret, Occitanie. Tour de l’Étoile is situated nearby to the fort Torre de l’Estela, as well as near the beach Plage de l’Ouille.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torre de l’Estela and Gare de Collioure.

Torre de l’Estela

Fort

Photo: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Torre de l’Estela is a fort, which is situated 190 metres east of Tour de l’Étoile.

Gare de Collioure

Railway stop

Photo: Quoique, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gare de Collioure is a railway stop, which is situated 460 metres south of Tour de l’Étoile.

The Château Royal de Collioure is a massive French beach fortified royal castle in the town of Collioure, a few kilometers north of the Spanish border in the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales. Château Royal de Collioure is situated 1 km southeast of Tour de l’Étoile.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Collioure and Port-Vendres.

Collioure

Photo: Inkey, CC BY 2.0.

Collioure is in Pyrénées-Orientales. Collioure is an ancient fishing village 27 km from Spain. The Mediterranean laps on its beaches and you can spy the last summits of the Pyrenees.

Port-Vendres

Village

Photo: ChrisO, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Port-Vendres is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department, southeastern France. A typical Mediterranean fishing port, situated near the Spanish border on the Côte Vermeille in southeastern France, Port-Vendres is renowned for its numerous fish and sea food restaurants. Port-Vendres is situated 2½ km southeast of Tour de l’Étoile.

Cosprons

Hamlet

Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cosprons is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Tour de l’Étoile.

Tour de l’Étoile

Type: Tower
Also known as: “Fort Rond”
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Argelès-sur-Mer, Arrondissement of Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

42.53091° or 42° 31′ 51″ north

Longitude

3.07692° or 3° 4′ 37″ east

Inception

1725

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 63013792

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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