Turra di a Calanca

Tower of Calanca
Native name
Corsican: Turra di a Calanca
Coordinates 41°41′26″N 8°53′19″E / 41.69056°N 8.88861°E / 41.69056; 8.88861Coordinates: 41°41′26″N 8°53′19″E / 41.69056°N 8.88861°E / 41.69056; 8.88861
Built Second half 16th century
Architect unknown
Location of Tower of Calanca in Corsica

The Tower of Calanca (Corsican: Turra di a Calanca) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Olmeto 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]

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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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