Torra di Pianosa

Tower of Pianosa
Native name
Torra di Pianosa (Corsican)
Torra di Pianosa is located in Corsica
Torra di Pianosa
Location of Tower of Pianosa in Corsica
Coordinates42°38′24″N 8°59′15″E / 42.64000°N 8.98750°E / 42.64000; 8.98750
BuiltSecond half of 16th century

The Tower of Pianosa or Tower of Cala Rossa (Corsican: Torra di Pianosa) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Occhiatana on the west coast of the Corsica. Only the base survives. It sits at a height of 33 metres (108 ft) overlooking the sea.

The tower was built in around 1578.[1] It 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.[2]

In 2012 the tower was added to the "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage" (Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel) maintained by the French Ministry of Culture.[1] The Conservatoire du littoral, the French government agency responsible for the protection of outstanding natural areas on the coast, has announced that it intends to purchase the headland and adjacent coastline. As of 2017 it had acquired 66 hectares (160 acres).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Base Mérimée: Poste d'observation dit tour génoise de Cala Rossa, de Pianosa ou de Tremonti, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie (eds.). La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. pp. 73–144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  3. ^ "Lozari". Conservatoire du littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie. Retrieved 16 March 2017.


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