Torra di Galeria
| Tour de Galéria | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Built | between 1551 and 1573 |
| Type | Inscrit |
| Designated | 22 April 1994 |
| Reference no. | PA00132605 |
  Location of Tour de Galéria in Corsica | |
The Tour de Galéria (Corsican: Torra di Galeria) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Galéria (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 Tour de Galéria was built between 1551 and 1573.[2] It is included in a list compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 that records that the tower was guarded by a chief and two soldiers paid by the town of Calvi.[3]
In 1994 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 (eds.). 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.
- ^ a b "Monuments historiques: Tour de Galeria ou de Calcinaggia ou Calcinaghja" (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. 51. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
External links
- "Galeria : 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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