Torra di a Castagna explained

Tower of Castagna
Native Name:	Torra di a Castagna
Native Language:	Corsican
Built:	Around 1600
Coordinates:	41.7989°N 8.7144°W
Map Relief:	yes

The Tower of Castagna (Corsican: Torra di a Castagna) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Coti-Chiavari on the west coast of Corsica.

The tower was built in around 1600. 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]

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 . 141–142 . French .