Torra di Saleccia

Tower of Saleccia
Native name
Corsican: Torra di Saleccia
Coordinates 42°38′24″N 8°58′31″E / 42.64000°N 8.97528°E / 42.64000; 8.97528Coordinates: 42°38′24″N 8°58′31″E / 42.64000°N 8.97528°E / 42.64000; 8.97528
Built Second half of 16th century
Architect unknown
Location of Tower of Saleccia in Corsica

The Tower of Saleccia (Corsican: Torra di Saleccia) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Monticello on the west coast of the Corsica. Only part of the base 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]

See also

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.
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