Tour de L'Île-Rousse explained

Tour de L'Île-Rousse
Built:	Second half 16th century
Coordinates:	42.6434°N 8.9352°W
Map Relief:	yes

The Tour de L'Île-Rousse (Corsican: Torra di l'Isula Rossa) is a ruined Genoese tower located on the Île de la Petra in the commune of L'Île-Rousse off the west coast of the French island of Corsica.

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 .