Tour de Bravone

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Tour de Bravone
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Location of Tour de Bravone in Corsica
Coordinates 42°11′41.9″N9°33′11.1″E / 42.194972°N 9.553083°E / 42.194972; 9.553083 Coordinates: 42°11′41.9″N9°33′11.1″E / 42.194972°N 9.553083°E / 42.194972; 9.553083
BuiltSecond half 16th century

The Tour de Bravone or Tour de Bravona (Corsican : Torra di Bravone) was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Linguizzetta on the east coast of Corsica. Only a few traces survive.

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]

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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. pp. 73–144. ISBN   2-84050-167-8.