Photo: Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fortress / Tower, 1232
Piccolomini Tower
Tower in Pescina (AQ), Italy
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Period
- Middle Ages, 1232
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 42°01′41″ N, 13°40′01″ 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
- 1232Built
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
PescinaTrain, nearest
1.1 km as the crow flies
Piccolomini Tower
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Piccolomini Tower?
Piccolomini Tower is in Pescina, in the province of L'Aquila (Abruzzo), Italy. GPS coordinates: 42.02802, 13.66685.
How old is Piccolomini Tower?
Wikidata dates it to 1232.
What else is there to see near Piccolomini Tower?
Nearby you’ll find: Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino House Museum (200 m away), Casa museo Ignazio Silone (1.5 km away), Grotta Tronci (3.6 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 7 photos
- Torre Piccolomini Pescina — Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- La torre Piccolomini — Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pescina - Torre Piccolomini - 2025-09-01 15-35-58 001 — Maurizio Panicara, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre Piccolomini 1 — Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre Piccolomini ristrutturazione — Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Veduta di Pescina, con il campanile della Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie e la Torre Piccolomini sullo sfondo — Verdenex84, CC BY-SA 4.0
- AbrPescina1 — Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences