Torra di Sant'Amanza explained

Tower of Sant'Amanza
Native Name:	Torra di Sant'Amanza
Native Language:	Corsican
Built:	Second half of 16th century
Coordinates:	41.4167°N 9.2556°W
Map Relief:	yes

The Tower of Sant'Amanza (Corsican: Torra di Sant'Amanza) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Bonifacio on the south east coast of the Corsica. The tower sits at a height of 125m (410feet) on the Punta di u Capicciolu headland. Only the round base 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]

The Conservatoire du littoral, a French government agency responsible for the protection of outstanding natural areas on the coast, has announced that it intends to purchase the Punta di u Capicciolu headland. As of 2017 it had acquired 38ha.^[2]

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 .
2. Web site: Capicciolu . Conservatoire du littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie . 15 March 2017.