Torra di Galeria

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
Native name
Corsican: Torra di Galeria
Coordinates42°25′07″N 8°39′27″E
Builtbetween 1551 and 1573
TypeInscrit
Designated22 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

References
  1. "Monuments historiques: Tour de Galeria ou de Calcinaggia ou Calcinaghja" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014..
  2. 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.
  3. Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 136, no. 51. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
  4. "Embouchure du Fangu". Conservatoire du littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  • 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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