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Torra di l'Isuledda

Torra di l'Isuledda

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Nicolo Ciampini Nicolo Ciampini

Discover the Torra di l'Isuledda, a historic Genoese tower built in 1597 to protect Corsica's coast from pirate attacks.

The Torra di l'Isuledda is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Pietrosella on the island of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 68 m on a promontory called Punta di Sette Nave.

It forms the southern limit of the Gulf of Ajaccio. 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.

The tower was restored in 1970 and listed as one of the official historical monuments of France in 1992. It is owned by the commune of Pietrosella.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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