Tour de Centuri

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Tour de Centuri
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Coordinates 42°58′0″N9°20′59″E / 42.96667°N 9.34972°E / 42.96667; 9.34972 Coordinates: 42°58′0″N9°20′59″E / 42.96667°N 9.34972°E / 42.96667; 9.34972
BuiltSecond half 16th century
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Location of Tour de Centuri in Corsica

The Tour de Centuri (Corsican : Torra di Centuri) is a ruined Genoese tower located in Corsica in the commune of Centuri, on the west coast of Cap Corse. Only the base of the tower 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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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.