The Tour d'Elbo ( co, Torra d'Elbo) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of

Osani Osani () is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Population Genoese towers * Torra d'Elbu * Torra di Girolata * Torra di l'Isula di Gargali See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department An ...

on the west coast of the French island of

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 ...

. The tower lies just outside the boundary of the

Scandola Nature Reserve The Scandola Nature Reserve is located on the west coast of the French island of Corsica, within the Corsica Regional Park. The reserve was established in 1975. The park and reserve has been recognized by the United Nations as a Natural UNESC ...

. 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 ...

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