Torre del Diavolo explained

Devil's Tower (Italian: Torre del Diavolo) is a tower located in the north of San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, which flanks the Palazzo Cortesi.[1] It is named as Devil's Tower according to a legend in which the owner returned after a long journey and said it had grown taller because of a devil.[2] It sets the Torture Instruments Museums (Italian: Museo della Tortura),[3] which provides scientific presentation of this subject matter.[4]

It is made of white calcerous rock and in the top it has got brackets.[5]

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43.4676°N 11.044°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Art and History of Tuscany . Casa Editrice Bonechi . 2008 . 59 . 9788847617926.
  2. Book: The Rough Guide to Tuscany & Umbria (Travel Guide eBook) . Rough Guides . Rough Guides . Apa Publications (UK) Limited . 15 September 2022 . 514 . 9781839058745.
  3. Book: Italy For Dummies . Bruce . Murphy . Alessandra . de Rosa . . 29 March 2007 . 261 . 9780470121139.
  4. Book: Strachan, Donald . Frommer's? Florence and Tuscany Day by Day . . 18 June 2021 . 163 . 9781118167175.
  5. Book: Giada, Angeli . Mi toscana insólita . Tektime . 2 January 2023 . 53 . es.

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