Turra di a Calanca
Appearance
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Tower of Calanca | |
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Native name Turra di a Calanca (Corsican) | |
Coordinates | 41°41′26″N 8°53′19″E / 41.69056°N 8.88861°E |
Built | Second half 16th century |
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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.