Tour de Capriona | |
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Coordinates | 41°42′28″N8°47′25″E / 41.70778°N 8.79028°E Coordinates: 41°42′28″N8°47′25″E / 41.70778°N 8.79028°E |
Built | Second half 16th century |
The Tour de Capriona or Tour de Porto Pollo (Corsican : Torra di Capriona) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Serra-di-Ferro near the village of Porto Pollo on the west coast of Corsica. Only part of the base survives.
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]
The Parata Tower is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Ajaccio, Corse-du-Sud, on the west coast of the Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 55 metres (180 ft) on a rocky promontory, the Pointe de la Parata, to the north-east of the Îles Sanguinaires archipelago.
The Tour de San Benedettu or Tour de Cala Rossa was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Lecci on the east coast of Corsica. The tower sat on the Punta di Benedettu at the north side of the Golfe de Porto-Vecchio. Only a few traces survive.
The Tower of Caldarellu or the Tower of Figari is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Pianotolli-Caldarello (Corse-du-Sud) on the southwest coast of the Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 16 metres (52 ft) on the north shore of the Baie de Figari.
The Tower of Calvi is a Genoese tower in the commune of Calvi (Haute-Corse) on the Corsica.
The Tower of Cantonu Grossu was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Ajaccio on the west coast of the Corsica. The tower was on the north coast of the Golfe d'Ajaccio between the city and the Pointe de la Parata. No trace of the tower survives.
The Tour de Capannella is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Serra-di-Ferro on the west coast of Corsica.
The Tour de Capigliolo is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Casaglione (Corse-du-Sud) on the west coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits at a height of 91 metres (299 ft) on the Punta Capigliolo headland to the north of the Golfu di a Liscia.
The Tower of Capu Neru is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Coti-Chiavari (Corse-du-Sud) on the west coast of the Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 119 metres (390 ft) on the Capu Neru headland.
The Tower of Ferringule is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Farinole (Haute-Corse) on the west coast of Cap Corse.
The Tower of Galeria or Calcinaggia or Calcinaghja is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Galéria (Haute-Corse) on the west coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits on the south side of the estuary of the River Fangu.
The Tower of Grisgione or Tower of Grigione was a Genoese tower located in the commune of San-Martino-di-Lota on the east coast of Capicorsu on the Corsica. No trace of the tower survives.
The Tower of l'Osse or Tower of Losso is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Cagnano (Haute-Corse) on the Corsica. The tower lies on the east coast of Cap Corse.
The Tower of Miomu is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Santa-Maria-di-Lota (Haute-Corse) on the east coast of the Corsica. The tower sits on the shore about 6 km north of the port of Bastia.
The Tower of Portu is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Ota (Corse-du-Sud) on the west coast of the Corsica. The tower sits on a rocky outcrop at a height of 45 metres (148 ft) in the Gulf of Porto.
The Tower of Punta d'Arcu is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Borgo, Haute-Corse on the east coast of Corsica. Only part of the base survives.
The Tower of San Ciprianu is a Genoese tower located in the French commune of Lecci, Southern Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 57 m and guarded the entrance to the port of Porto-Vecchio.
The Tower of San Pellegrinu was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Penta-di-Casinca on the east coast of the Corsica.
The Tower of Sponsaglia is a ruined Genoese tower located on the border between the communes of Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud and Porto-Vecchio on the south east coast of the Corsica. Only the round base survives.
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The Tour de Castellare is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Pietracorbara on the east coast of Corsica. Only part of the square base survives.