- The Pylon by night.
- a Strait of Messina view from Capo Peloro.
- The Lighthouse.
- A landscape.
Torre Faro is a frazione of the comune of Messina in the Province of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is a seaside village near the Ganzirri Lake and on its territory it hosts the Pylons of Messina.[3][4]
Torre Faro | |
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Frazione | |
![]() A landscape of Torre Faro with the Pylons of Messina. | |
![]() ![]() Torre Faro Location of Torre Faro in Italy | |
Coordinates: 38°15′33″N 15°38′33″E | |
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Region | Sicily |
Province | Messina |
Comune | Messina |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,500 |
Demonym(s) | Faroti[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Dialing code | 090 |
Patron saint | Madonna of the Letter [it][2] |
From 1959 to 1961 on Torre faro Circuit tokk place the Messina Grand Prix (Italian: Gran Premio di Messina) a Formula Junior motor race held at Ganzirri Lake circuit (6,200 metres) in Messina, Italy, organized by the Automobile Club d'Italia.[5] The race formed part of the Italian Formula Junior Championship.
The Pylon of Torre Faro is one of the disused pylons of the 220 kV high voltage power line which for thirty years, from 1955 to 1985, crossed the Strait of Messina between Calabria and Sicily.[6] With its height of 235 m it is one of the tallest buildings in Italy.[6]
In the period of its use, the engineer Riccardo Morandi had designed two towers for anchoring high voltage cables, called Torri Morandi (Morabdi Towers). Even this structure has not been demolished and is now housed in the Torre Faro car park.[7]
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