Torra_di_l'Isuledda

Torra di l'Isuledda

Torra di l'Isuledda

Genoese coastal defence tower in Corsica

The Tower of Isuledda (Corsican: Torra di l'Isuledda) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Pietrosella (Corse-du-Sud) on the Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 68 m on a promontory, the Punta di Sette Nave, which forms the southern limit of the Gulf of Ajaccio.

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The tower was built in around 1597. 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 tower was restored in 1970[2] and listed as one of the official historical monuments of France in 1992. It is owned by the commune of Pietrosella.[3]

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Notes and references

  1. [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. p. 138. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  2. [2]
    "Tour de l'Isolella" (in French). Office de Tourisme d'Ajaccio. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. [3]
    Base Mérimée: Tour d'Isolella ou des Sette Navi, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French).


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