Tower of Calvi | |
Native Name: | Torra di Calvi |
Native Language: | Corsican |
Designation1: | Monument historique |
Designation1 Date: | 23 August 1990 |
Designation1 Type: | Classé |
Built: | End of 16th century |
Coordinates: | 42.5672°N 8.7597°W |
Map Relief: | yes |
The Tower of Calvi (Corsican: Torra di Calvi) is a Genoese tower in the commune of Calvi (Haute-Corse) on the Corsica.
The tower was one of a series of coastal defences built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1]
In 1990 the tower together with the ramparts of the citadel were listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.