Torra di Solenzara explained

Tower of Solenzara
Native Name:	Torra di Solenzara
Native Language:	Corsican
Built:	Second half of 16th century
Coordinates:	41.8589°N 9.3997°W
Map Relief:	yes

The Tower of Solenzara (Corsican: Torra di Solenzara) was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Sari-Solenzara on the east coast of the Corsica. No trace of the tower survives.

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]

See also

• List of Genoese towers in Corsica

Notes and References

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 . 73–144 . French .