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Tour de Colomba

In Fozzano, Tour de Colomba is a fort. The surrounding 5 km hold one more place to visit. Since 1952 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).

Where
In Fozzano
inside the commune
Historic monument
1952
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
How well known
Top 15%
#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Apr–Oct
highs of 17–30°C
In brief

Fort in Fozzano

In Fozzano

Tour de Colomba is in the commune of Fozzano, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Registered historic monument (inscrit)

Protected as a historic monument since 1952; built in the 15th century (Mérimée record PA00099093). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The climate through the year

Warmest in Fozzano are April to October, at 17–30°C.

Jan12° / 5°94 mm
Feb12° / 5°75 mm
Mar15° / 7°78 mm
Apr17° / 9°70 mm
May22° / 13°67 mm
Jun26° / 16°35 mm
Jul30° / 19°14 mm
Aug30° / 19°24 mm
Sep25° / 16°67 mm
Oct21° / 13°101 mm
Nov16° / 9°148 mm
Dec13° / 7°116 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Fozzano, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Pila-Canale station, 15 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Fozzano’s full climate →
About

Tour de Colomba

2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. For a second stop, Filitosa is 12 km away.

Tour de Colomba on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Mérimée record PA00099093 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Fort
Protection
Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1952
Built
15th century
Covered in
2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Fozzano, Corse-du-Sud
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Tour de Colomba and what surrounds it

The map puts Tour de Colomba in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Fozzano. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Tour de Colomba

The largest of the 4 towns is Porto-Vecchio, with 11,198 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

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  1. 1Fozzano
  2. 2Propriano
  3. 3Sartène
  4. 4Porto-Vecchio
1 · It’s in this commune

Fozzano

210 people

2 · 8.6 km west of it

Propriano

3,996 people

3 · 9.4 km south of it

Sartène

3,742 people

4 · 25 km southeast of it

Porto-Vecchio

11,198 people

Compare the 4 towns
TownWhere Tour de Colomba isPeople
FozzanoIt’s in this commune210
Propriano8.6 km west of it3,996
Sartène9.4 km south of it3,742
Porto-Vecchio25 km southeast of it11,198
Make a day of it

Other places close by

A visit can add 2 attractions, 2 museums and 2 monasteries, from 17 places within 15 km.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Tour de Colomba

Where is Tour de Colomba?

Tour de Colomba is in Fozzano, in Corse-du-Sud (Corsica).

What is Tour de Colomba?

Fort.

Is Tour de Colomba a historic monument?

Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1952, Mérimée record PA00099093.

How well known is Tour de Colomba?

Tour de Colomba has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Tour de Colomba?

April to October are the warmest months in Fozzano, with afternoon highs of 17–30°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Tour de Colomba?

Within 15 km: Filitosa (12 km), Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Poggio-di-Tallano (4.4 km), Musée de l'Alta Rocca (10 km) and Maison Giacomoni (5.1 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.