Tour de Caldarello

Tour de Caldarello
Coordinates 41°27′53″N 9°03′29″E / 41.46472°N 9.05806°E / 41.46472; 9.05806Coordinates: 41°27′53″N 9°03′29″E / 41.46472°N 9.05806°E / 41.46472; 9.05806
Built 1586-1617
Designated 24 January 1995
Reference no. PA00135316
Location of Tour de Caldarello in Corsica

The Tour de Caldarello or the Tour de Figari (Corsican: Torra di Caldarellu) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Pianotolli-Caldarello (Corse-du-Sud) on the southwest coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 16 m on the north shore of the Baie de Figari.

The tower was built sometime between 1586 and 1617. 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][2] In 1995 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[3]

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. 132, 147–148. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  2. Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 135. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
  3. "Monuments historiques: Tour de Figari ou de Caldarello" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014..

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