The Tower of Finochjarola ( co, Torra di Finochjarola) is a ruined
Genoese tower in
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
, located on the island of Finacchiarola, in the
commune of
Rogliano
Rogliano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It's located in the Savuto Valley. It was mostly destroyed in a violent earthquake in 1638. The town is from Cosenza.
Monuments and place ...
(
Haute-Corse). The Finacchiarola Islands are designated as a nature reserve.
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 Barbary pirates, or Barbary corsairs or Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa, based primarily in the ports of Salé, Rabat, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli. This area was known i ...
.
See also
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List of Genoese towers in Corsica
Notes and references
Towers in Corsica
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