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Castle
Torre del Diavolo
Tower house in San Gimignano, Italy
San Gimignano (SI), Tuscany
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of San Gimignano”
At a glance
- Type
- Castle
- Coordinates
- 43°28′03″ N, 11°02′38″ E
About
Devil's Tower (Italian: Torre del Diavolo) is a tower located in the north of San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, which flanks the Palazzo Cortesi. It is named "Devil's Tower" because of a legend in which the owner of the tower at the time returned home after a long journey, and "[was] convinced that it had grown taller, the only explanation for the phenomenon, he alleged, being that a DIY-inclined devil had been busy during his absence". It is made of white calciferous rock, possessing brackets on the top of the latter portion.
The tower houses the (Italian: Museo della Tortura), which provides scientific presentation of this subject matter.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Torre del Diavolo».
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Getting there
Barberino Val d'ElsaTrain, nearest
6.5 km as the crow flies
Torre del Diavolo
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre del Diavolo?
Torre del Diavolo is in San Gimignano, in the province of Siena (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.46756, 11.04393.
What else is there to see near Torre del Diavolo?
Nearby you’ll find: Palace Tortoli (0 m away), Palazzo Razzi (0 m away), Palazzo del Podestà (0 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- San gimignano piazza della cisterna 07 torre — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- 2016 Piazza della Cisterna in San Gimignano i Torre del Diavolo — Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2016 Torre del Diavolo — Jordiferrer, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Medieval Market in front of Torre del Diavolo, San Gimignano — Julian Lupyan, CC0
- Piazza della Cisterna in San Gimignano and the Torre del Diavolo, San Gimignano, May 2009 — Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Torre del diavolo (San Gimignano) - panoramio — Fabio Poggi, CC BY 3.0
- Torre del Diavolo, San Gimignano, Italy — Julian Lupyan, CC0
- Torre del Diavolo, San Gimignano, July 2010 — Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0
- Torre del Diavolo, San Gimignano, May 2009 — Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences