Torra di Petranera

Tower of Pietranera
Native name
Corsican: Torra di Petranera
Location of Tower of Pietranera in Corsica
Coordinates 42°43′15″N 9°27′21″E / 42.72083°N 9.45583°E / 42.72083; 9.45583Coordinates: 42°43′15″N 9°27′21″E / 42.72083°N 9.45583°E / 42.72083; 9.45583
Built Second half of 16th century
Architect unknown

The Tower of Pietranera (Corsican: Torra di Petranera) was a Genoese tower located in the hamlet of Pietranera in the commune of San-Martino-di-Lota on the east coast of Corsica. The tower no longer exists.

The tower 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]

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.


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