Tour de Capo di Feno

Tour de Capo di Feno
Coordinates 41°57′44″N 8°35′36″E / 41.96222°N 8.59333°E / 41.96222; 8.59333Coordinates: 41°57′44″N 8°35′36″E / 41.96222°N 8.59333°E / 41.96222; 8.59333
Built Second half 16th century
Architect unknown
Location of Tour de Capo di Feno in Corsica

The Tour de Capo di Feno (Corsican: Torra di Capu di Fenu) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Ajaccio on the west coast of Corsica. The ruined tower sits at a height of 68 metres (223 ft) above the sea on the Capo di Feno headland. Only part of the tower 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 Conservatoire du littoral, a French government agency responsible for the protection of outstanding natural areas on the coast, has announced that it intends to purchase the Capu di Fenu headland and the adjacent coastline. As of 2017 it had acquired 672 hectares (1,660 acres).[2]

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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. 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.
  2. ↑ "Capu di Fenu". Conservatoire du littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
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