Tower of Capu di Muru

The Tower of Capu di Muru (Corsican: torra di Capu di Muru, pronounced [ˈtɔrra di ˈkapu di ˈmuru]; French: tour de Capu di Muru) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Coti-Chiavari, on the west coast of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 100 metres (330 ft) on the Capu di Muru headland.

Tower of Capu di Muru
Native name
Corsican: torra di Capu di Muru
Coordinates41°44′59″N 8°40′35″E
Built1600
Designated22 April 1994
Reference no.PA00132603
Tower of Capu di Muru is located in Corsica
Tower of Capu di Muru
Location of Tower of Capu di Muru in Corsica

The tower was built in around 1600. 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] In 1994 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]

The tower is owned and maintained by the Collectivité Territoriale de Corse in an agreement with the French government agency, the Conservatoire du littoral. The agency plans to purchase 215 hectares (530 acres) of the headland and as of 2017 had acquired 212 hectares (520 acres).[3][4]

See also

References
  1. 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. 141–142. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  2. Base Mérimée: Tour de Capo-di-Muro ou Capu-di-Muru, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French).
  3. "Tour Genoise de Capu Di Muru". Catalogue monuments historiques (PDF) (Report) (in French). Conservatoire du Littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie, République Française. July 2011. p. 46. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. "Capu di Muru". Conservatoire du littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  • Nivaggioni, Mathieu; Verges, Jean-Marie. "Les Tours Génoises Corses" (in French). Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs.


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