Torra di Sagone
Ruined Genoese tower in Vico, Corsica
42°06′38″N 8°41′12″E / 42.11056°N 8.68667°E / 42.11056; 8.68667 Monument historique
Location of Tower of Sagone in Corsica
The Tower of Sagone (Corsican: Torra di Sagone) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Vico (Corse-du-Sud) on the west coast of the Corsica. The tower sits on the west side of the Anse de Sagone.
The tower was built in 1581 and replaced an earlier tower. 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.[1] The tower is privately owned and in 1974 was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]
Gallery
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The Royal Navy prepare to attack French ships in Sagone Bay, 1 May 1811 -
HMS Scout, HMS Pomone, and HMS Unite make their attack -
The French ships and the tower on fire -
The scene in 2006
See also
Notes and references
- ^ 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. 135–136. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Tour génoise de Sagone, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links
Media related to Tour de Sagone at Wikimedia Commons- Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.
- "Sagone : Présentation" (in French). I Torregiani. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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