Tour de Capannella

Tour de Capannella
Coordinates 41°43′20.2″N 8°47′0.4″E / 41.722278°N 8.783444°E / 41.722278; 8.783444Coordinates: 41°43′20.2″N 8°47′0.4″E / 41.722278°N 8.783444°E / 41.722278; 8.783444
Built Second half 16th century
Architect unknown
Location of Tour de Capannella in Corsica

The Tour de Capannella (Corsican: Torra di Capannella) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Serra-di-Ferro on the west coast of Corsica.

The tower was built in the second half of the 16th century. 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]

In 2002 the tower was added to the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel maintained by the French Ministère de la culture. It is owned by the state.[2]

See also

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. 73–144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  2. ↑ "Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel: poste d'observation, tour génoise de Capannella" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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