Photo: Ingo Kuebler, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Period
- Renaissance, 1563
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 39°48′45″ N, 15°47′17″ 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
Scalea-Santa Domenica TalaoTrain, nearest
1.2 km as the crow flies
Torre Talao
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre Talao?
Torre Talao is in Scalea, in the province of Cosenza (Calabria), Italy. GPS coordinates: 39.81256, 15.78818.
How old is Torre Talao?
Wikidata dates it to 1563.
What else is there to see near Torre Talao?
Nearby you’ll find: Cimalonga tower (500 m away), Castello normanno (600 m away), Laüs (6.2 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
- Scalea Torre Talao am Morgen — Ingo Kuebler, CC BY 3.0
- Scalea - Torre Talao - 1 — Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Scalea - Torre Talao with boats — Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Scalea Torre Talao — Lure, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Scalea, Torre Talao 6 — Lure, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Scalea - Spiaggia — Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Scalea 2006 — Giovanni Grimone at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences