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

Romance languages The Romance languages, also known as the Latin or Neo-Latin languages, are the languages that are Language family, directly descended from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-E ...

( Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan,

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

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and Corsican) and may refer to:

Biology

* Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome * '' Sypharochiton torri'', a mollusc

Chess

* Carlos Torre Repetto, 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 in chess

Places

Brazil

* Torre, a neighborhood in the metropolitan area of

Recife Recife ( , ) is the Federative units of Brazil, state capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, on the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America. It is the largest urban area within both the North Region, Brazil, North and the Northeast R ...

England

* Torre, Torquay, an area of Torquay in Devon * Torre, Somerset, 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, a frazione in the comune of Riposto in the province of Catania in the region of Sicily * Torre Boldone, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy *

Torre Bormida Torre Bormida is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about northeast of Cuneo. Torre Bormida borders the following municipalities: Bergolo, Bosia, Cortem ...

, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont *

Torre Canavese Torre Canavese ( Piedmontese: ''La Tor Bèr'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cu ...

, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont *

Torre de' Busi Torre de' Busi ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the la ...

, a comune in the province of Lecco in the region Lombardy *

Torre del Greco Torre del Greco (; ; "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 coral in the nearby sea, and becaus ...

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

Torre Mondovì Torre Mondovì is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about east of Cuneo Cuneo (; ; ; ) is a city and in Piedmont, Italy, the capital of the province of ...

, a comune in the province of Cuneo in the region Piedmont *

Torre Pallavicina Torre Pallavicina ( Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the l ...

, a comune in the province of Bergamo in the region of Lombardy *

Torre Pellice Torre Pellice ( Vivaro-Alpine: ''La Torre de Pèlis'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important bu ...

, a comune in the province of Turin in the region Piedmont ;Other variants: *

Torri del Benaco Torri del Benaco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northwest of Verona, on the eastern coast of the Lake Garda Lake Garda (, , or , ; ; ) is the l ...

, a comune in the province of Verona in the region of Veneto *

Torri di Quartesolo Torri di Quartesolo is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern-eastern Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of I ...

, a comune in the province of Vicenza in the region of Veneto *

Torri in Sabina Torri in Sabina is a (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about north of Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also t ...

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

Mexico

* Martínez de la Torre, Veracruz, a municipality in the State of Veracruz

Portugal

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

Amares Amares (), officially Town of Amares (), is a List of municipalities of Portugal, municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889, in an area of 81.95 km2. Amares limits to the north and northeast with the municipa ...

Puerto Rico

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

Spain

* Torre (Treviño), a hamlet * La Torre, a municipality in the province of Ávila, autonomous community of Castile and León * Torre Alháquime, a village in the province of Cádiz, autonomous community of Andalusia * Torre-Cardela, 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, a municipality in the autonomous region of Murcia * Torre de Loizaga, a Castle in the autonomous community of the Basque Country

Switzerland

* Torre, Switzerland, 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'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven Romance languages ( Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Italian, Occitan and Corsican) and may refer to: Biology * Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome ...

, a peak in Spain * Torre (Serra da Estrela), the highest point of mainland Portugal

Islands

* Torre Astura, an island near Anzio

Streams

* Torre River, a tributary of the Isonzo

Structures

Modern skyscrapers

Torre Agbar ''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven Romance languages ( Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Italian, Occitan and Corsican) and may refer to: Biology * Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrom ...

, a building in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of 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 c ...

, Spain * Torre Bicentenario, planned and cancelled building of

Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...

* Torre Caja Madrid, a new skyscraper in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

, Spain * Torre Caney, planned skyscraper of the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

* Torre de Collserola, uniquely designed tower in

* Torre de Cristal (disambiguation), multiple structures * Torre Espacio, a new skyscraper in

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

Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

, Mexico * Torre Latinoamericana, a building in

, Mexico * Torre Mapfre, skyscraper in

* Torre Mayor, skyscraper of

* Torre Picasso, a skyscraper in

, Spain

Telecommunications towers

* Torre Entel, located in

Santiago, Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

* Torre España, located in

Tramway towers

* Torre Jaume I, tramway tower of

* Torre Sant Sebastia, tramway tower in

Other

* Torre degli Asinelli, the highest of the Towers of Bologna in

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

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 C ...

, a building in Britain * Torre Ader, monumental tower of

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

* Torre della Ghirlandina, a bell-tower in Italy * Torre del Oro, medieval watchtower in

Seville Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...

* Torre di Moravola, hotel in

Umbria Umbria ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region of central Italy. It includes Lake Trasimeno and Cascata delle Marmore, Marmore Falls, and is crossed by the Tiber. It is the only landlocked region on the Italian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula. The re ...

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

Corsica Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...

is named * Torre.co, website

Other uses

* Torre (name) * Torre, one of 17 ''contrade'' of

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...