Tour de Farinole
| Tour de Farinole | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 42°43′55″N 9°20′34″E / 42.73194°N 9.34278°ECoordinates: 42°43′55″N 9°20′34″E / 42.73194°N 9.34278°E |
| Built | 1562 |
| Designated | 23 June 1993 |
| Reference no. | PA00125391 |
  Location of Tour de Farinole in Corsica | |
The Tour de Farinole (Corsican: Torra di Ferringule) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Farinole (Haute-Corse) on the west coast of Cap Corse.
The tower 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] The tower was built in 1562[2] and is included in a list compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 that records that the tower was guarded at night by two men who were paid by the village of Farinole.[3]
In 1993 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]
Notes and references
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "Monuments historiques: Tour de Farinole" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014..
- ↑ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 136, no. 65. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
External links
- "Negru : 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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