Embriaci Tower

Embriaci Tower
Embriaci Tower
Torre Embriaci or Torre degli Embriaci
	Embriaci Tower
General information
Coordinates	44°24′21″N 8°55′45″E / 44.4059°N 8.9293°E

The Torre Embriaci, also called Torre degli Embriaci, located in the oldest area of Genoa, where the Castello o Castrum stood.
It is the only one of the numerous towers that were located in the current historic center of Genoa to have been spared by the edict of 1196 which wanted to cut all the city towers to 80 palms.^[1]

^ "Genova, cercasi ente mecenate per torre Embriaci: «Va aperta ai turisti»". ilsecoloxix.it/. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[1] "Genova, cercasi ente mecenate per torre Embriaci: «Va aperta ai turisti»". ilsecoloxix.it/. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

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