Torra di Toga

The Tower of Toga or Tower of Pietrabugno (Corsican: Torra di Toga) was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Ville-di-Pietrabugno on the east coast of Cap Corse on the Corsica. The tower stood 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the centre of the town of Bastia. The ruins were demolished in the 20th century.

Tower of Toga
Native name
Corsican: Torra di Toga
Coordinates42°42′35″N 9°27′15″E
BuiltSecond half of 16th century
Torra di Toga is located in Corsica
Torra di Toga
Location of Tower of Toga in Corsica

The tower was one of a series of defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1]

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. 73–144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.


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