Torra di a Castagna

Torra di a Castagna


The Torra di a Castagna is a Genoese tower in Corsica, located in the commune of Coti-Chiavari.

The tower was built in around 1600. It was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie. La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. pp. 141–142. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.

Coordinates: 41°47′56″N 8°42′52″E / 41.79889°N 8.71444°E / 41.79889; 8.71444

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