Devil's Tower (Italian: Torre del Diavolo) is a tower located in the north of San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy, which flanks the Palazzo Cortesi. 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. It sets the Torture Instruments Museums (Italian: Museo della Tortura), which provides scientific presentation of this subject matter.
It is made of white calcerous rock and in the top it has got brackets.
References
- Art and History of Tuscany. Casa Editrice Bonechi. 2008. p. 59. ISBN 9788847617926.
- Rough Guides (15 September 2022). The Rough Guide to Tuscany & Umbria (Travel Guide eBook). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. p. 514. ISBN 9781839058745.
- Murphy, Bruce; de Rosa, Alessandra (29 March 2007). Italy For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 261. ISBN 9780470121139.
- Strachan, Donald (18 June 2021). Frommer's? Florence and Tuscany Day by Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 163. ISBN 9781118167175.
- Giada, Angeli (2 January 2023). Mi toscana insólita (in Spanish). Tektime. p. 53.
43°28′03″N 11°02′38″E / 43.46757°N 11.04398°E / 43.46757; 11.04398
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