Torra d'Asprettu
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| Tower of Asprettu | |
|---|---|
| Native name Torra d'Asprettu (Corsican) | |
  Location of Tower of Asprettu in Corsica | |
| Coordinates | 41°55′37″N 8°45′40″E / 41.92694°N 8.76111°E |
| Built | 1582 |
The Tower of Asprettu (Corsican: Torra d'Asprettu) was a Genoese tower near to Ajaccio on the west coast of the Corsica. No trace of the tower survives.
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] It was built for Agostino Bonaparte in 1582 and is included in a list of the towers defending the Corsican coastline compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617.[2]
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. p. 137. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
- ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. pp. 39, 135. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
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