Torra di Miomu explained

Tower of Miomu
Native Name:Torra di Miomu
Native Language:Corsican
Designation1:Monument historique
Designation1 Date:14 February 1927
Built:1561
Coordinates:42.7414°N 9.4617°W
Map Relief:yes

The Tower of Miomu (Corsican: Torra di Miomu) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Santa-Maria-di-Lota (Haute-Corse) on the east coast of the Corsica. The tower sits on the shore about 6 km north of the port of Bastia.

The tower was built in 1561. 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.[1] It guarded the Poggiolo valley on Cap Corse.In 1927 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.

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  1. Book: Graziani, Antoine-Marie . Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650) . Vergé-Franceschi . Michel . Graziani . Antoine-Marie . 2000 . La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) . Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne . Paris . 2-84050-167-8 . 99 . French .