Tower of Meria | |
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Native name Torra di Meria (Corsican) | |
Coordinates | 42°56′5″N9°28′2″E / 42.93472°N 9.46722°E |
Built | Second half 16th century |
The Tower of Meria (Corsican : Torra di Meria) is a ruined Genoese tower in Corsica located in the commune of Meria on the east coast of Cap Corse.
The tower 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]
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