Tour d'Albo
| Tour d'Albo | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 42°48′29″N 9°20′02″E / 42.80806°N 9.33389°ECoordinates: 42°48′29″N 9°20′02″E / 42.80806°N 9.33389°E |
| Built | Second half 16th century |
| Designated | 4 August 1992 |
| Reference no. | PA00099284 |
  Location of Tour d'Albo in Corsica | |
The Tour d'Albo[lower-alpha 1] (Corsican: Torra d'Albu) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Ogliastro (Haute-Corse) on the west coast of the Cap Corse on 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. The tower was damaged in 1588 when Hassan Veneziano attacked the nearby village of Ogliastro and carried off several dozen villagers.[1] A list of the towers defending the Corsican coastline compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 records that tower was guarded by men from the villages of Ogliastro and Olcani, but only during the night.[2]
In 1992 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[3]
Notes
- ↑ The tower has several other names: Tour d'Ogliastro, Tour d'Olchini and Torra del Greco
References
- ↑ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie. La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. p. 90. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
- ↑ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 136, no. 68. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
- ↑ "Monuments historiques: Tour d'Albo, dite aussi d'Olchini ou del Greco" (in French). Ministère de la culture. Retrieved 4 May 2014..
External links
- "Albo : Présentation" (in French). I Torregiani. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.