Torra di l'Isuledda explained

Tower of Isuledda
Native Name:Torra di l'Isuledda
Native Language:Corsican
Designation1:Monument historique
Designation1 Date:4 August 1992
Built:1597
Coordinates:41.8444°N 8.7547°W
Map Relief:yes

The Tower of Isuledda (Corsican: Torra di l'Isuledda) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Pietrosella (Corse-du-Sud) on the Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 68 m on a promontory, the Punta di Sette Nave, which forms the southern limit of the Gulf of Ajaccio.

The tower was built in around 1597. It 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] The tower was restored in 1970[2] and listed as one of the official historical monuments of France in 1992. It is owned by the commune of Pietrosella.[3]

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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 . 138 . French .
  2. Web site: Tour de l'Isolella . Office de Tourisme d'Ajaccio . French . 28 May 2014 .
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