Tower of San Ciprianu
The Tower of San Ciprianu is a Genoese tower located in the French commune of Lecci, Southern Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 57 m and guarded the entrance to the port of Porto-Vecchio.- Type: Tower
- Description: Genoese tower in Lecci, Corsica
- Also known as: “Tour San Cipriano” and “Tower of San Cipriano”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lighthouse at Punta Chiappa.
Lighthouse at Punta Chiappa
Lighthouse
Photo: Raphodon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lighthouse at Punta Chiappa is situated 4 km southeast of Tower of San Ciprianu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto-Vecchio and Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio.
Porto-Vecchio
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Porto-Vecchio is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the marshy and alluvial east side of Corsica.
Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Tower of San Ciprianu.
Tower of San Ciprianu
- Categories: Genoese towers in Corsica, building, and historic site
- Location: Lecci, Arrondissement of Sartène, South Corsica, Corsica, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.62681° or 41° 37′ 37″ northLongitude
9.34597° or 9° 20′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8FHFJ8GW+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 844837850OpenStreetMap feature
building=historicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q7826894
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Corsican to Turkish—“Tower of San Ciprianu” goes by many names.
- Corsican: “Torra di San Ciprianu”
- French: “tour de Saint-Cyprien”
- French: “tour de San Ciprianu”
- French: “Tour de San Ciprianu”
- Italian: “torre di San Cipriano”
- Spanish: “Torre de San Cipriano”
- Turkish: “San Ciprianu Kulesi”
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Highlights include Plage de Saint-Cyprien and hobbie cat, windsurf rental and lessons.
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