The Tower of Ulmetu () is a ruined

Genoese tower The Genoese towers in Corsica (, , singular : , also ; ) are a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates. Corsica had been controlled by the Genoese since 1284 whe ...

located in the commune of

Monacia-d'Aullène Monacia-d'Aullène (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Corse-du-Sud Departments of France, department of France on the island of Corsica. It is part of the canton of Grand Sud. Geography Monacia-d'Aullène is west northwest of Figa ...

on the west coast of the French island of

Corsica Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...

. The tower sits on the Punta di Caniscione headland. The tower was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the

Republic of Genoa The Republic of Genoa ( ; ; ) was a medieval and early modern Maritime republics, maritime republic from the years 1099 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italy, Italian coast. During the Late Middle Ages, it was a major commercial power in ...

between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by

Barbary pirates The Barbary corsairs, Barbary pirates, Ottoman corsairs, or naval mujahideen (in Muslim sources) were mainly Muslim corsairs and privateers who operated from the largely independent Barbary states. This area was known in Europe as the Barba ...

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Towers in Corsica {{Corsica-struct-stub

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