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The '''Tour de Sagone''' ({{lang-co|Torra di Sagone}}) is a [[Genoese towers in Corsica|Genoese tower]] located in the [[communes of France|commune]] of [[Vico]] ([[Corse-du-Sud]]) on the west coast of the French island of [[Corsica]]. The tower sits on the west side of the Anse de Sagone.


The tower was built in 1581 and replaced an earlier tower. It is one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the [[Republic of Genoa]] between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by [[Barbary pirates]].<ref>{{cite book | last= Graziani | first= Antoine-Marie | contribution= Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650) | editor1-last= Vergé-Franceschi | editor1-first=Michel | editor2-last= Graziani | editor2-first= Antoine-Marie | year=2000 | title= La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) | publisher= Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne | place=Paris | isbn= 2-84050-167-8 | page=135-136 |language=French }}</ref> The tower is privately owned and in 1974 was listed as one of the official [[Monument historique|historical monuments]] of France.<ref>{{cite web | title=Monuments historiques: Tour génoise de Sagone | url=http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PA00099123 | publisher=Ministère de la culture | language=French | accessdate=4 May 2014 }}</ref>
The '''Torra di Sagone''' is a [[Genoese tower]] in [[Corsica]], located in the [[communes of France|commune]] of [[Vico, Corse-du-Sud|Vico]] ([[Corse-du-Sud]]).

It is one of the [[Monument historique|Official Historical Monuments]] of [[France]].<ref>French Ministry of Culture: [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=RETROUVER&NUMBER=1&GRP=0&REQ=%28%28Vico%29%20%3aLOCA%2cPLOC%2cINSEE%20%20ET%20%20%28%28tour%29%20%3aDENO%2cPARN%2cREMA%2cACTU%2cPDEN%2cMHPP%20%29%29&SPEC=9&SYN=1&IMLY=&MAX1=1&MAX2=100&MAX3=100&DOM=Tous Tour de Sagone] {{fr icon}}</ref><ref>http://www.corse.culture.gouv.fr/monuments/actions_crmh/carte_tours.gif</ref>


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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*{{translation/ref|co|Torra di Sagone}}


==External links==
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*{{cite web | title=Protection juridique des tours génoises de Corse | year=2000 | publisher=Ministère de la Culture et la Communication: Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles de Corse | url=http://www.corse.culture.gouv.fr/monuments/actions_crmh/carte_tours.gif | accessdate=9 May 2014 }} The map shows the position of 97 Genoese towers in Corsica.
*{{ cite web | title=Les Tours Génoises Corses | url=http://tour-genoise.fr/ | last1=Nivaggioni | first1=Mathieu | last2=Verges | first2=Jean-Marie | language=French }} Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.
*{{cite web | title=Sagone : Présentation | url=http://www.torregiani.fr/histoire-corse/histoire-corse.php?lien=/lieu/5144-sagone.htm | publisher=I Torregiani | language=French | accessdate=18 May 2014 }}


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Revision as of 17:14, 23 May 2014

Tour de Sagone
Built1581
Designated19 April 1974
Reference no.PA00099123

The Tour de Sagone (Corsican: Torra di Sagone) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Vico (Corse-du-Sud) on the west coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits on the west side of the Anse de Sagone.

The tower was built in 1581 and replaced an earlier tower. It is 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] The tower is privately owned and in 1974 was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]

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 (eds.). La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. p. 135-136. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  2. ^ "Monuments historiques: Tour génoise de Sagone" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014.