Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,923,094,802 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Porto Torres

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Porto Torres (pôr`tō tôr`rĕs), town, NW Sardinia, Italy, at the mouth of the Mannu River. The port for nearby Sassari Sassari , city (1991 pop. 122,339), capital of Sassari prov., NW Sardinia, Italy. It is an administrative and agricultural trade center, handling cheese, wine, fruit, and olive oil. Zinc and lead are mined nearby.
..... Click the link for more information. , it is a commercial, fishing, and ferry service center. It was a Phoenician, Carthaginian, and then Roman port. Its church of San Gavino is one of Sardinia's most famous.
Porto Torres 

a city and port in southern Italy, on the island of Sardinia, in Sassari Province; situated on the Gulf of Asinara. Population, 12,600 (1966). Porto Torres is an important center of the oil-refining and petrochemical industries. In 1972 it handled 9.5 million tons of cargo, primarily petroleum products.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Rotunda ABC's Paul O'Sullivan and Golden Gloves' James Dickens struck gold in Porto Torres and Anthony Fowler, also Golden Gloves, added a bronze to the city's ever-expanding trophy cabinet.
Boxing: Liverpool fighters dictate in Sardinia by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Dickens and 'Conker' O'Sullivan both won gold medals while Fowler claimed a bronze as England returned from Porto Torres with six golds, two silvers and two bronze medals.
Football: HAT-TRICK HEROES; Liverpool fighters bag precious medals in ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Italian is the theme of your next three ports, Livorno for Pisa or Florence, Civitavecchia for a day in fabulous Rome and then Porto Torres for a morning on the attractive island of Sardinia.
Cruise and stay in the Med direct from Glasgow by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.