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Torra di a Parata

The Torra di a Parata is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of , , on the west coast of the island of , France. The tower sits at an elevation of 55 metres on a rocky promontory, the Pointe de la Parata, to the north-east of the Îles Sanguinaires archipelago.
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Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: in Corsica, France
  • Also known as: “Parata tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Antoine d’Ajaccio and Phare des îles Sanguinaires.

Church
Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Torra di a Parata.

Lighthouse
Photo: Gwentux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lighthouse, which is situated 2 km southwest of Torra di a Parata.

Tower
The Tower of Castelluchju is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of off the west coast of the . The tower sits on the southern end of the Grande Sanguinaire, the largest island in the Îles Sanguinaires archipelago. is situated 3 km southwest of Torra di a Parata.

Torra di a Parata

Latitude
41.89538° or 41° 53′ 43″ north
Longitude
8.60841° or 8° 36′ 30″ east
Open location code
8FHCVJW5+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 66268086
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q3379571
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In Other Languages

From Corsican to Norwegian Bokmål—“Torra di a Parata” goes by many names.
  • Corsican: “Torra di a Parata”
  • French: “tour de la Parata”
  • French: “Tour de la Parata”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Torra di a Parata”
  • Norwegian: “Torra di a Parata”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include l’isulu di Porri and La Parata.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Archipel des Sanguinaires and I Sanguinari.

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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 a Parata”. Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.