Tower of Saleccia | |
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Native name Corsican: Torra di Saleccia | |
Coordinates | 42°38′22″N8°58′33″E / 42.63935°N 8.97586°E |
Built | Second half of 16th century |
The Tower of Saleccia (Corsican : Torra di Saleccia) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Monticello on the west coast of the Corsica. Only part of the base survives.
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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