Tour de Capitello

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The Tour de Capitello is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Grosseto-Prugna on the coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower lies to the south of Ajaccio near the Porticcio beach. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1552 (472 years ago)Coordinates: 41°54'15"N, 8°47'57"E

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Tour de Capitello – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Musée Fesch, Maison Bonaparte, Ajaccio Cathedral, Bibliothèque Fesch.

3.3 miW
Palace art museum with old masters
Musée Fesch, Ajaccio
86 min walk • The musée Fesch is the central museum of fine arts in Ajaccio on Corsica. Located within the gated Palais Fesch, it is in the town's Borgu d'Ajaccio quarter. It was established by Napoleon I's uncle, cardinal Joseph Fesch, in Fesch's birthplace.
3.3 miW
Museum in the Bonaparte ancestral home
Maison Bonaparte, Ajaccio
83 min walk • Maison Bonaparte is the ancestral home of the Bonaparte family. It is located on the Rue Saint-Charles in Ajaccio on the French island of Corsica. The house was almost continuously owned by members of the family from 1682 to 1923.
3.3 miW
Historic church with a baroque interior
Ajaccio Cathedral, Ajaccio
84 min walk • Ajaccio Cathedral, officially the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio and also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Saint Mary, is a Roman Catholic church located in Ajaccio, Corsica.
3.3 miW
Library
Bibliothèque Fesch, Ajaccio
86 min walk • The Bibliothèque Fesch is the municipal library of Ajaccio, in Corsica. It is named after the Musée Fesch, of which it occupies the north wing. Inaugurated on May 14, 1850, it was founded by Lucien Bonaparte in 1801 with an endowment of 12,310 books.
3.1 miW
Historical place, Forts and castles
Citadelle d'Ajaccio, Ajaccio
81 min walk • Citadelle d'Ajaccio is a fortress in Corse-du-Sud, France. It was built in 1492.
4.7 miSW
Historical place, Tower
Tour d'Isolella, Pietrosella
121 min walk • The Tower of Isuledda is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Pietrosella on the Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 68 m on a promontory, the Punta di Sette Nave, which forms the southern limit of the Gulf of Ajaccio.
3.4 miW
Forts and castles
Palais Lantivy
87 min walk • Palais Lantivy is a Neoclassical palace in Ajaccio, Corsica. It serves as the Corsican Prefecture, the headquarters for administration of the department of Corse-du-Sud and the General Council. Construction occurred between 1826 and 1830, under a plan of the architect Alphonse de Gisors.
3.3 miW
Park
Arboretum des Milelli, Ajaccio
84 min walk • The Arboretum des Milelli is an arboretum located on the 12-hectare grounds of Les Milelli, outside Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France.
4.5 miW
Tower
Torra di Cantonu Grossu, Ajaccio
114 min walk • The Tower of Cantonu Grossu was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Ajaccio on the west coast of the Corsica. The tower was on the north coast of the Golfe d'Ajaccio between the city and the Pointe de la Parata. No trace of the tower survives.
3.9 miW
41°54'60"N • 8°43'28"E
Théatre de verdure du Casone, Ajaccio
101 min walk • Park
2.5 miNW
Tower
Torra d'Asprettu
64 min walk • The Tower of Asprettu was a Genoese tower near to Ajaccio on the west coast of the Corsica. No trace of the tower survives. The tower was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.