Torra di Tòllari
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| Tower of Tòllari | |
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| Native name Torra di Tòllari (Corsican) | |
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| Coordinates | 43°0′29.5″N 9°23′15.2″E / 43.008194°N 9.387556°E |
| Built | Second half of 16th century |
  Location of Tower of Tòllari in Corsica | |
The Tower of Tòllari (Corsican: Torra di Tòllari) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Ersa on the north coast of Cap Corse on the Corsica.
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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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