Tour d'Isolella, Pietrosella

Name: Tour d'Isolella
Address: Pietrosella, France

#1 among attractions in Pietrosella

Top attraction, Historical place, Tower

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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. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1597 (427 years ago)Coordinates: 41°50'40"N, 8°45'16"E

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Tour d'Isolella – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

5.4 miN
Palace art museum with old masters
Musée Fesch, Ajaccio
138 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.
5.1 miN
Museum in the Bonaparte ancestral home
Maison Bonaparte, Ajaccio
132 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.
5.1 miN
Historic church with a baroque interior
Ajaccio Cathedral, Ajaccio
131 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.
5.4 miN
Library
Bibliothèque Fesch, Ajaccio
139 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.
5 miN
Historical place, Forts and castles
Citadelle d'Ajaccio, Ajaccio
129 min walk • Citadelle d'Ajaccio is a fortress in Corse-du-Sud, France. It was built in 1492.
4.7 miNE
Tower
Tour de Capitello
121 min walk • 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.
5.3 miN
Forts and castles
Palais Lantivy
135 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.
5.1 miN
Park
Arboretum des Milelli, Ajaccio
132 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.
4.9 miNW
Tower
Torra di Cantonu Grossu, Ajaccio
126 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.
5.2 miN
41°54'60"N • 8°43'28"E
Théatre de verdure du Casone, Ajaccio
134 min walk • Park
3.8 miSW
Tower
Torra di a Castagna
96 min walk • The Tower of Castagna is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Coti-Chiavari on the west coast of Corsica. The tower was built in around 1600.