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(Redirected from Tour de la Calanca) Genoese coastal defence tower in Corsica
Tower of Calanca
Native name
Turra di a Calanca (Corsican)
Coordinates41°41′26″N 8°53′19″E / 41.69056°N 8.88861°E / 41.69056; 8.88861
BuiltSecond half 16th century
Turra di a Calanca is located in CorsicaTurra di a CalancaLocation of Tower of Calanca in Corsica

The Tower of Calanca (Corsican: Turra di a Calanca) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Olmeto on the west coast of Corsica.

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.

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 (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.


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