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.