Tour de Senetosa

Tour de Senetosa
Coordinates 41°33′51″N 8°47′55″E / 41.56417°N 8.79861°E / 41.56417; 8.79861Coordinates: 41°33′51″N 8°47′55″E / 41.56417°N 8.79861°E / 41.56417; 8.79861
Built 1610
Designated 27 October 1992
Reference no. PA00099145
Location of Tour de Senetosa in Corsica

The Tour de Senetosa (Corsican: Torra di Senetosa) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Sartène (Corse-du-Sud) on the west coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 129 m (423 ft) on the Capu di Senetosa headland.

The tower was built in 1610. 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] In 1992 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]

Since 1979 the tower has been owned and maintained by the French government agency, the Conservatoire du littoral. The agency plans to purchase 2,378 ha (5,880 acres) of the headland and as of 2011 had acquired 2,333 ha (5,760 acres).[3]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie. La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. p. 149. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  2. ↑ "Monuments historiques: Tour de Senetosa" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014..
  3. ↑ "Tour Genoise de Senetosa". Catalogue monuments historiques (PDF) (Report) (in French). Conservatoire du Littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie, République Française. July 2011. p. 48. Retrieved 27 April 2015.


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