The Tour de Capigliolo (Corsican: Torra di Capigliolu) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Casaglione on the west coast of the French island of Corsica. The construction of the tower began in 1582.
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. The tower sits at a height of 91 metres on the Punta Capigliolo headland to the north of the Golfu di a Liscia.
The tower is privately owned and was added to the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture in 2007.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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