The Tour de Galéria (Corsican: Torra di Galeria) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Galéria (Haute-Corse) on the west coast of Cap Corse.
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The Tour de Galéria (Corsican: Torra di Galeria) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Galéria (Haute-Corse) on the west coast of Cap Corse.
The tower was one of a series of coastal defences built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates. The Tour de Galéria was built between 1551 and 1573. It is included in a list compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 that records that the tower was guarded by a chief and two soldiers paid by the town of Calvi.
In 1994 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.Less
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The tower …More
The tower was one of a series of coastal defences built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates. The Tour de Galéria was built between 1551 and 1573. It is included in a list compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 that records that the tower was guarded by a chief and two soldiers paid by the town of Calvi.
In 1994 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.Less