The Tower of Galeria (Corsican: Torra di Galeria) or Calcinaggia or Calcinaghja is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Galéria (Haute-Corse) on the west coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits on the south side of the estuary of the River Fangu.
| Tower of Galeria | |
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| Native name Corsican: Torra di Galeria | |
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| Coordinates | 42°25′07″N 8°39′27″E / 42.41861°N 8.65750°E |
| Built | between 1551 and 1573 |
| Type | Inscrit |
| Designated | 22 April 1994 |
| Reference no. | PA00132605 |
  Location of Tower of Galeria in Corsica | |
The Tour de Galéria was built between 1551 and 1573.[1] It was one of a series of coastal defences built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[2] It is included in a list compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 that records that the tower was guarded by a chief and two soldiers who were paid by the town of Calvi.[3] In 1994 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[1]
The estuary to the north of the tower is owned by an agency of the French state, the Conservatoire du littoral.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Base Mérimée: Tour de Galeria ou de Calcinaggia ou Calcinaghja, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 136, no. 51. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
- ^ "Embouchure du Fangu". Conservatoire du littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
External links edit
- Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.
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