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At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Period
- Renaissance, 1563
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 42°10′24″ N, 14°42′53″ E
About
No English description yet
Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.
Read it in ItalianTimeline
- 1563Built
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
Porto di VastoTrain, nearest
1.7 km as the crow flies
Punta Penna Tower
Port100 m
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Punta Penna Tower?
Punta Penna Tower is in Vasto, in the province of Chieti (Abruzzo), Italy. GPS coordinates: 42.17345, 14.71476.
How old is Punta Penna Tower?
Wikidata dates it to 1563.
What else is there to see near Punta Penna Tower?
Nearby you’ll find: Punta Penna Lighthouse (300 m away), Baths of Vasto (6.6 km away), Caldora Castle (6.9 km away).
Sources and licences
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 3 photos
- Vasto 2010-by-RaBoe-30 — © Ra Boe / Wikipedia Create the proper attribution for your usage by clicking on this button!, This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.…, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Vasto - Torre di Punta Penna, veduta dalla spiaggia di Punta Aderci, al tramonto — Maddy16869, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vasto 2010-by-RaBoe-21 — © Ra Boe / Wikipedia Create the proper attribution for your usage by clicking on this button!, This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.…, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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