Tour de San Benedettu

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Tower of San Benedettu
Native name
Torra di San Benedettu (Corsican)
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Location of Tower of San Benedettu in Corsica
Coordinates 41°37′3″N9°19′4″E / 41.61750°N 9.31778°E / 41.61750; 9.31778
BuiltSecond half 16th century

The Tower of San Benedettu (Corsican : Torra di San Benedettu) or Tower of 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 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.