The Tower of Roglianu or Tower of Parrochia ( co, Torra di Roglianu) is a
Genoese tower located 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 ...
in the
Cap Corse
Cap Corse (; co, Capicorsu, ; it, Capo Corso, ), a geographical area of Corsica, is a long peninsula located at the northern tip of the island. At the base of it is the second largest city in Corsica, Bastia. Cap Corse is also a Communauté ...
region of the
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 ...
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The tower is within the village of Rogliano at an altitude of and not on the coast. It was built in the 15th century and is now privately owned.
[ In 1935 it was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.]
See also
* List of Genoese towers in Corsica
Notes and references
Towers in Corsica
Monuments historiques of Corsica
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