Torre Explained

Torre (plurals torri and torres) means tower in seven Romance languages (Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Italian, Occitan and Corsican) and may refer to:

Biology

• Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome
• Sypharochiton torri, a mollusc

Chess

• Carlos Torre Repetto, Mexican chess grandmaster
  • Torre Attack, an opening in chess
• Eugenio Torre (born 1951), Filipino chess grandmaster
• An alternative name for a rook in chess

Places

Brazil

• Torre, a neighborhood in the metropolitan area of Recife

England

• Torre, Torquay, an area of Torquay in Devon
• Torre, Somerset, a hamlet in the county of Somerset

France

• Torre, Corsica

Italy

• Torre Annunziata, a comune in the province of Naples in the region of Campania
• Torre Archirafi, a frazione in the comune of Riposto in the province of Catania in the region of Sicily
• Torre Boldone, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy
• Torre Bormida, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont
• Torre Canavese, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont
• Torre de' Busi, a comune in the province of Lecco in the region Lombardy
• Torre del Greco, a comune in the province of Naples in the region of Campania
• Torre Mondovì, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont
• Torre Pallavicina, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy
• Torre Pellice, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont

Other variants:

• Torri del Benaco, a comune in the province of Verona in the region of Veneto
• Torri di Quartesolo, a comune in the province of Vicenza in the region of Veneto
• Torri in Sabina, a comune in the province of Rieti in the Italian of Latium
• Torri Superiore, a medieval village in the commune of Ventimiglia in the province of Imperia in the region of Liguria
• Campolongo al Torre, a commune in the province of Udine in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
• Largo di Torre Argentina, a square in the ancient Campus Martius, Rome
• San Vito al Torre, a comune in the province of Udine in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Mexico

• Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz, a municipality in the State of Veracruz

Portugal

• Torre (Amares), a civil parish in the municipality of Amares

Puerto Rico

• Torre, Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, a barrio

Spain

• Torre (Treviño), a hamlet
• La Torre, a municipality in the province of Ávila, autonomous community of Castile and León
• Torre Alháquime, a village in the province of Cádiz, autonomous community of Andalusia
• Torre-Cardela, a municipality in the province of Granada, autonomous community of Andalusia
• Torre de Arcas, a municipality in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
• Torre de las Arcas, a municipality in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
• Torre del Compte, a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
• Torre los Negros, a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon
• Torre-Pacheco, a municipality in the autonomous region of Murcia
• Torre de Loizaga, a Castle in the autonomous community of the Basque Country

Switzerland

• Torre, Switzerland, a municipality in the district of Blenio, canton of Ticino

Geographic features

Elevations

• Cerro Torre, a mountain in the Patagonian Ice Field
• Torre de Aspa, an elevation on the coast of Portugal
• Torre de Cerredo, a peak in Spain
• Torre (Serra da Estrela), the highest point of mainland Portugal

Islands

• Torre Astura, an island near Anzio

Streams

• Torre River, a tributary of the Isonzo

Structures

Modern skyscrapers

• Torre Agbar, a building in Barcelona, Spain
• Torre Bicentenario, planned and cancelled building of Mexico City
• Torre Caja Madrid, a new skyscraper in Madrid, Spain
• Torre Caney, planned skyscraper of the Dominican Republic
• Torre de Collserola, uniquely designed tower in Barcelona
• Torre de Cristal (disambiguation), multiple structures
• Torre Espacio, a new skyscraper in Madrid, Spain
• Torre Europa (disambiguation), multiple structures
• Torre Fundadores, planned skyscraper of Monterrey, Mexico
• Torre Latinoamericana, a building in Mexico City, Mexico
• Torre Mapfre, skyscraper in Barcelona
• Torre Mayor, skyscraper of Mexico City
• Torre Picasso, a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain

Telecommunications towers

• Torre Entel, located in Santiago, Chile
• Torre España, located in Madrid

Tramway towers

• Torre Jaume I, tramway tower of Barcelona
• Torre Sant Sebastia, tramway tower in Barcelona

Other

• Torre degli Asinelli, the highest of the Towers of Bologna in Italy
• Torre Abbey, a building in Britain
• Torre Ader, monumental tower of Buenos Aires
• Torre della Ghirlandina, a bell-tower in Italy
• Torre del Oro, medieval watchtower in Seville
• Torre di Moravola, hotel in Umbria Italy
• Torre railway station, in the United Kingdom
• Torre (WSMR) railway station, also in the United Kingdom
• Torri, structures from which the Torréen Culture on Corsica is named
• Torre.co, website

Other uses

• Torre (name)
• Torre, one of 17 contrade of Siena

See also

• Torres (disambiguation)