Torra di Miomu

Tower of Miomu
Native name
Corsican: Torra di Miomu
Coordinates 42°44′29″N 9°27′42″E / 42.74139°N 9.46167°E / 42.74139; 9.46167Coordinates: 42°44′29″N 9°27′42″E / 42.74139°N 9.46167°E / 42.74139; 9.46167
Built 1561
Designated 14 February 1927
Reference no. PA00099244
Location of Tower of Miomu in Corsica

The Tower of Miomu (Corsican: Torra di Miomu) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Santa-Maria-di-Lota (Haute-Corse) on the east coast of the Corsica. The tower sits on the shore about 6 km north of the port of Bastia.

The tower was built in 1561. It was one of a series of coastal defences built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1] In 1927 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]

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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. p. 99. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  2. ↑ "Monuments historiques: Tour de Miomo" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014. .
  • "Miomo : Présentation" (in French). I Torregiani. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  • Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.
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