''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven

Romance languages The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European language fam ...

( Portuguese, Spanish, Galician,

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

, Italian,

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language Occitan (; o ...

and Corsican) and may refer to:

Biology

* Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome * ''

Sypharochiton torri ''Sypharochiton torri'' is a species of chiton in the family Chitonidae Chitonidae is a family of chitons or polyplacophorans, marine mollusks whose shell is composed of eight articulating plates or valves. There are fifteen extant genera in t ...

'', a mollusc

Chess

Carlos Torre Repetto Carlos Jesús Torre Repetto (29 November 1904Carlos Torre's birth certificate ...

, Mexican chess grandmaster **

Torre Attack The Torre Attack is a chess opening characterized by the moves: :1. d4 Nf6 :2. Nf3 e6 :3. Bg5 ('' ECO'' code A46) or the Tartakower Variation in the Queen's Pawn Game (''ECO'' code D03): :2... d5 :3. Bg5 or the Torre Attack in the East ...

, an opening in chess * Eugenio Torre (born 1951), Filipino chess grandmaster * An alternative name for a

rook Rook (''Corvus frugilegus'') is a bird of the corvid family. Rook or rooks may also refer to: Games *Rook (chess), a piece in chess *Rook (card game), a trick-taking card game Military *Sukhoi Su-25 or Rook, a close air support aircraft * USS ' ...

in chess

Places

Brazil

* Torre, a neighborhood in the metropolitan area of

Recife That it may shine on all ( Matthew 5:15) , image_map = Brazil Pernambuco Recife location map.svg , mapsize = 250px , map_caption = Location in the state of Pernambuco , pushpin_map = Brazil#South A ...

England

* Torre, Torquay, an area of Torquay in Devon *

Torre, Somerset Nettlecombe is a civil parish in the English county of Somerset. The parish covers a rural area below the Brendon Hills, comprising the small hamlets of Beggearn Huish, Torre, Woodford Yarde, together with more isolated individual farms and home ...

, a hamlet in the county of Somerset

France

* Torre, Corsica

Italy

* Torre Annunziata, a comune in the province of Naples in the region of Campania *

Torre Archirafi Torre Archirafi ( scn, A Turri, italic=no) is a ''frazione ''of the comune (municipality) of Riposto in the Catania area of Sicily, southern Italy. The small fishing village is located about northeast of Catania and about south of Riposto. His ...

, a frazione in the comune of Riposto in the province of Catania in the region of Sicily *

Torre Boldone Torre Boldone (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo, at the entrance of the Valle Seriana. Part of Torre Boldon ...

, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy * Torre Bormida, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont * Torre Canavese, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont * Torre de' Busi, a comune in the province of Lecco in the region Lombardy *

Torre del Greco Torre del Greco (; nap, Torre d' 'o Grieco; "Greek man's Tower") is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, with a population of c. 85,000 . The locals are sometimes called ''Corallini'' because of the once plentiful cora ...

, a comune in the province of Naples in the region of Campania * Torre Mondovì, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont * Torre Pallavicina, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy * Torre Pellice, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont ;Other variants: * Torri del Benaco, a comune in the province of Verona in the region of Veneto * Torri di Quartesolo, a comune in the province of Vicenza in the region of Veneto *

Torri in Sabina Torri in Sabina is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about north of Rome and about southwest of Rieti. Located on a ridge of the Monti Sabini, it is part of the Sabina traditional region ...

, a comune in the province of Rieti in the Italian of Latium * Torri Superiore, a medieval village in the commune of Ventimiglia in the province of Imperia in the region of Liguria * Campolongo al Torre, a commune in the province of Udine in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia * Largo di Torre Argentina, a square in the ancient Campus Martius, Rome *

San Vito al Torre San Vito al Torre ( sl, Šentvid na Teru; fur, San Vît de Tor) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southeast of Udine. San Vito al Torre borders the follow ...

, a comune in the province of Udine in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Mexico

Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz Martínez or Martinez may refer to: Places Argentina * Martínez, Buenos Aires * Coronel Martínez de Hoz, Buenos Aires Province France * Hôtel Martinez, in Cannes Mexico * Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz Spain * Martínez, Ávila, a municipa ...

, a municipality in the State of Veracruz

Portugal

* Torre (Amares), a civil parish in the municipality of

Amares Amares () is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889, in an area of 81.95 km². The present Mayor is Manuel Moreira, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is June 13. Demographic ...

Puerto Rico

* Torre, Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, a ''barrio''

Spain

Torre (Treviño) Torre is a hamlet and ''minor local entity'' located in the municipality of Condado de Treviño, in Burgos province, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 8. Geography Torre is located 109km east-northeast of Burgos ...

, a hamlet *

La Torre La Torre is a municipality composed of the following districts, Balbarda, Blacha, Guareña, Oco and Sanchicorto located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: In ...

, a municipality in the province of Ávila, autonomous community of Castile and León *

Torre Alháquime Torre Alháquime is a village located in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(Eng ...

, a village in the province of Cádiz, autonomous community of Andalusia *

Torre-Cardela Torre-Cardela is a municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional d ...

, a municipality in the province of Granada, autonomous community of Andalusia * Torre de Arcas, a municipality in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon * Torre de las Arcas, a municipality in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon * Torre del Compte, a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon * Torre los Negros, a municipality in the Matarraña/Matarranya in the province of Teruel, autonomous community of Aragon *

Torre-Pacheco Torre-Pacheco () is a municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia in southeastern Spain. It covers an area of 189.4 km² and its population in 2019 was 35,676. The only high ground in the municipality is Cabezo Gordo hill, the location ...

, a municipality in the autonomous region of Murcia * Torre de Loizaga, a Castle in the autonomous community of the Basque Country

Switzerland

Torre, Switzerland Torre was a municipality in the district of Blenio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 25 January 2005, the cantonal authorities announced that Torre would merge with Aquila, Campo Blenio, Ghirone and Olivone to form a new municipality ...

, a municipality in the district of Blenio, canton of Ticino

Geographic features

Elevations

* Cerro Torre, a mountain in the Patagonian Ice Field * Torre de Aspa, an elevation on the coast of Portugal *

Torre de Cerredo Torre Cerredo, also called Torrecerredo or Torre de Cerredo ( Asturian: ''La Torre Cerréu''), is the highest peak of the Cantabrian Mountains, northern Spain. With a prominence of 1,931 m, it is an ultra-prominent peak and the third most promine ...

, a peak in Spain *

Torre (Serra da Estrela) Torre (English: ''Tower'') is the highest point of mainland Portugal, and the second-highest in the country overall (only Mount Pico, in the Azores, is higher). This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in a pla ...

, the highest point of mainland Portugal

Islands

Torre Astura 260px, The medieval coastal Tower of the Frangipani. Torre Astura, formerly an island called by the ancients merely Astura (Greek: ), is now a peninsula in the ''comune'' of Nettuno, on the coast of Latium, Italy, at the southeast extremity of the ...

, an island near Anzio

Streams

Torre River The Torre ( Friulian: ''Tôr''; sl, Ter) is a river of the Province of Udine in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeast Italy. It is the main right tributary of the Isonzo; the Torre together with its own tributary the Natisone drain a large part of th ...

, a tributary of the Isonzo

Structures

Modern skyscrapers

* Torre Agbar, a building in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

, Spain *

Torre Bicentenario The Torre Bicentenario (''Bicentennial Tower'') was a skyscraper project planned for construction in Mexico City. If built, at 300 meters (984 ft) tall, it would surpass the Torre Mayor as the holder of the title of Tallest Building in Mexi ...

, planned and cancelled building of

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

Torre Caja Madrid The Torre Cepsa (renamed in June 2014, before was Torre Bankia)( en, Cepsa Tower) is a skyscraper located in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid, Spain. With a height of and 45 floors, it is the second tallest of the four buildings in the ...

, a new skyscraper in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, Spain *

Torre Caney Torre Caney is the second tallest building in Santo Domingo and the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Car ...

, planned skyscraper of the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

Torre de Collserola Torre de Collserola () is a uniquely designed tower located on the Tibidabo hill in the Serra de Collserola, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was designed by the architect Sir Norman Foster and by the Spanish civil engineers Julio Martínez Calz� ...

, uniquely designed tower in

Torre de Cristal (disambiguation) Torre de Cristal (Portuguese and Spanish for Crystal Tower) may refer to: *Torre de Cristal, a building in Madrid (Spain). * Torre de Cristal (Recife), a famous sculpture located in Recife (Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federa ...

, multiple structures *

Torre Espacio The Torre Emperador Castellana, simply known as Torre Emperador and formerly named Torre Espacio (Spanish for Space Tower) is a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain, measuring 230 metres (755 feet) tall and containing 57 floors. It is currently the List ...

, a new skyscraper in

, Spain * Torre Europa (disambiguation), multiple structures * Torre Fundadores, planned skyscraper of

Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...

, Mexico * Torre Latinoamericana, a building in

, Mexico *

Torre Mapfre Torre Mapfre is a skyscraper in the Port Olímpic (Olympic Port), the maritime neighborhood of the Old City of Barcelona in Spain. It is named after its owner, Mapfre, an insurance company. Also present in the tower are: Haufe Group, Kantox, ...

, skyscraper in

* Torre Mayor, skyscraper of

* Torre Picasso, a skyscraper in

, Spain

Telecommunications towers

Torre Entel Torre Entel (Entel Tower) is the name of a high TV and telecommunications tower in Santiago, Chile. Torre Entel has an observation deck open for visitors. Construction began in 1970 during Eduardo Frei Montalva term as president and it was inau ...

, located in

Santiago, Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital (political), capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated Regions of Chile, region, t ...

* Torre España, located in

Tramway towers

Torre Jaume I Torre Jaume I is a 107-metre (351 feet) high steel truss tower in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which was built in 1931 by Carlos Boigas. The tower is currently the fifth-tallest aerial lift pylon in the world, and is a part of the Port Vell Aeria ...

, tramway tower of

* Torre Sant Sebastia, tramway tower in

Other

Torre degli Asinelli The Two Towers ( it, Le due torri), both of them leaning, are the symbol of Bologna, Italy, and the most prominent of the Towers of Bologna. They are located at the intersection of the roads that lead to the five gates of the old ring wall (''mu ...

, the highest of the Towers of Bologna in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

Torre Abbey Torre Abbey is a historic building and art gallery in Torquay, Devon, which lies in the South West of England. It was founded in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons, and is now the best-preserved medieval monastery in Devon and Co ...

, a building in Britain *

Torre Ader The Torre Ader (''Ader Tower'' in English) is an 18th-century Florentine-style tower located in Carapachay in Vicente López Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is an historical monument built in similar style to the Torre Monumental (Monumental ...

, monumental tower of

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

* Torre della Ghirlandina, a bell-tower in Italy *

Torre del Oro The Torre del Oro ( ar, بُرْج الذَّهَب, burj aḏẖ-ḏẖahab, lit=Tower of Gold) is a dodecagonal military watchtower in Seville, southern Spain. It was erected by the Almohad Caliphate in order to control access to Seville via th ...

, medieval watchtower in

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

Torre di Moravola The Torre di Moravola is a 10th-century medieval watch tower built in Umbria, central Italy, to guard the southern approaches of Montone by the Fortebraccio, a condottieri family of the Renaissance. Positioned on a hill top ridge, Madonna di Conf ...

, hotel in

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Torre railway station Torre railway station is a suburban station on the Riviera Line in Torquay, Devon, England. It is measured from . The station is managed by Great Western Railway but is not staffed. The station buildings are Grade II listed. History A broad ...

, in the United Kingdom * Torre (WSMR) railway station, also in the United Kingdom * Torri, structures from which the Torréen Culture on

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

is named *

Torre.co Torre, also known as torre.ai, is an online employment website, mainly focused on remote work roles. It was founded as a startup company in 2019 by Colombian-American entrepreneur Alexander Torrenegra, who is also its CEO. According to its fo ...

, website

Other uses

Torre (name) Torre is an Italian and Spanish surname meaning "tower". Notable people with the surname include: Surname *Arath de la Torre, Mexican actor *Carlos María de la Torre, Cardinal of Ecuador * Carlos Torre Repetto (1905–1978), chess grandmaster from ...

* Torre, one of 17 ''contrade'' of

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...