Torra di Petranera
| Tower of Pietranera | |
|---|---|
| Native name Torra di Petranera (Corsican) | |
  Location of Tower of Pietranera in Corsica | |
| Coordinates | 42°43′15″N 9°27′21″E / 42.72083°N 9.45583°E |
| Built | Second half of 16th century |
The Tower of Pietranera (Corsican: Torra di Petranera) was a Genoese tower located in the hamlet of Pietranera in the commune of San-Martino-di-Lota on the east coast of Corsica. The tower no longer exists.
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.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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