Torra d'Asprettu explained

Tower of Asprettu
Native Name:Torra d'Asprettu
Native Language:Corsican
Built:1582
Coordinates:41.9269°N 8.7611°W
Map Relief:yes

The Tower of Asprettu (Corsican: Torra d'Asprettu) was a Genoese tower near to Ajaccio on the west 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] It was built for Agostino Bonaparte in 1582 and is included in a list of the towers defending the Corsican coastline compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617.[2]

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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 . 137 . French .
  2. Book: Graziani, Antoine-Marie . 1992 . Les Tours Littorales . Alain Piazzola . Ajaccio, France . 2-907161-06-7 . French, Italian . 39, 135 .