The Tour de Girolata or Fortin de Girolata ( co, Torra di Girolata) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Osani ( Corse-du-Sud) on the west coast of the French island of

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. The tower sits at an elevation of on a rocky outcrop in the Golfe de Girolata. The tower was built between 1551 and 1552. The construction was initially supervised by Gieronimo da Levanto but on his death he was replaced by Giovan Battista de'Franchi. 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

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. In 2008 it was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France. The tower is not open to the public. Since 2009 it has been owned by a French government agency, the Conservatoire du littoral. The agency plans to purchase of the land around the Golfe de Girolata and by 2011 had acquired . Tour de Girolata ASG 886

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* Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs. Towers in Corsica Monuments historiques of Corsica {{Corsica-struct-stub

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