Tour_d'Alistro

Torra d'Alistru

Torra d'Alistru

Genoese coastal defence tower in Corsica

The Tower of Alistru (Corsican: Torra d'Alistru) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Canale-di-Verde on the east coast of the Corsica.

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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 tower is at the mouth of the Alistro river.[2]

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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. pp. 73–144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  2. [2]
    "Relation: Rivière d'Alistro (8487650)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 2022-01-14


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