Torra di Punta d'Arcu

The Tower of Punta d'Arcu (Corsican: Torra di Punta d'Arcu) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Borgo, Haute-Corse on the east coast of Corsica. Only part of the base survives.

Tower of Punta d'Arcu
Native name
Corsican: Torra di Punta d'Arcu
Coordinates42°33′51.9″N 9°31′25.8″E
BuiltSecond half of 16th century
Location of Tower of Punta d'Arcu in Corsica

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.[1] It is included in a list of the towers defending the Corsican coastline compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 (as Ponte darco).[2]

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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 (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.
  2. Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 134. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.


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