Torra di Negru
The Tower of Negru is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Olmeta-di-Capocorso on the coast of the Corsica. The tower sits on the shore on the west coast of Capicorsu.Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grotta Scritta and Ancien couvent Saint-François de Nonza.
Grotta Scritta
Archaeological site
Photo: WBLERSCH, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grotta Scritta is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Torra di Negru.
Ancien couvent Saint-François de Nonza
Church
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ancien couvent Saint-François de Nonza is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Torra di Negru.
Église Saint-Césaire d’Olmeta-di-Capocorso
Church
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Césaire d’Olmeta-di-Capocorso is a church, which is situated 2½ km east of Torra di Negru.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nonza and Olmeta-di-Capocorso.
Nonza
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nonza is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Olmeta-di-Capocorso
Village
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olmeta-di-Capocorso is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. The commune is on the west coast of the Cap Corse peninsula. The Olmeta river flows through the commune and enters the sea in the village of Negru. Olmeta-di-Capocorso is situated 2½ km east of Torra di Negru.
Farinole
Village
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Farinole is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. The village is located between the mountains and the sea between Saint-Florent and Negro with the two hamlets of Sparagaggio and Bracolaccia. Farinole is situated 4 km southeast of Torra di Negru.
Torra di Negru
- Type: Tower
- Description: genoese coastal defence tower in Corsica
- Categories: Genoese towers in Corsica, building, and historic site
- Location: Corsica, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.76095° or 42° 45′ 39″ northLongitude
9.34028° or 9° 20′ 25″ eastInception
16th centuryOpen location code
8FJFQ86R+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 656322994OpenStreetMap feature
building=historicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerWikidata ID
Q7826875
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In Other Languages
From Corsican to Turkish—“Torra di Negru” goes by many names.
- Corsican: “Torra di Negru”
- French: “Torra di Negru”
- French: “tour de Negro”
- French: “Tour de Negro”
- Russian: “Тур де Негрю”
- Turkish: “Negro Kulesi”
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Highlights include Pointe de Negru and l’Atornu.
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