This is a list of Genoese towers in Corsica, a series of coastal defense towers constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to defend against attacks by Barbary pirates.
NameCommuneConstructedHistorical MonumentIntegrityNotesTour d'AgnelloRoglianoend of 16th centuryNoWholeTour d'AlboOgliastro1562YesWholeTour d'AlistroCanale-di-VerdeNoRuinedTour d'AnconeCalcatoggio1581NoRuinedPrivate property, included in the French "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage"Tour d'AsprettoAjaccio1582NoNo longer extantBuilt for Agostino BonaparteTour de BravoneLinguizzettaNoTracesTour de la CalancaOlmetoNoWholeTour de CaldanuLumioNoPartialTour de CaldarelloPianottoli-Caldarelloend of 16th centuryYesWholeProperty of the communeTour de CampomoroBelvédère-Campomoro1585YesWholeProperty of Conservatoire du littoralTour de Canton GrossoNoNo longer extantTour de CapannellaSerra-di-FerroNoWholePublic property, included in the French "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage"Tour de CapiglioloCasaglione1582NoPartialPrivate property, included in the French "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage"Tour de CapitelloGrosseto-Prugna1552YesWholeProperty of the communeTour de Capo di FenoAjaccioNoPartialTour de CaprionaSerra-di-FerroNoPartialTour de Capu di MuruCoti-Chiavari1600YesWholeOwned and maintained by the Collectivité Territoriale de Corse in agreement with the Conservatoire du littoralTour de Capu NeruCoti-Chiavari1597YesWholeTorra di CargaliNoWholeTour de CargèseCargèse1605NoBase onlyProperty of Conservatoire du littoralTour de la CastagnaCoti-Chiavari1600NoWholeTour de CastellarePietracorbaraNoPartialTour de CastelluccioAjacciobefore 1597NoWholeTour de CenturiCenturiNoBase onlyTour de DianaAléria1582NoRuinedTour d'ElboOsaniNoRuinedTour d'ErbalungaBrandoc. 1600YesRuinedRebuilt over a tower destroyed in 1553Tour de FarinoleFarinole1562YesWholeTour de FauteaZonzabefore 1601YesWholeOwned and maintained by the Collectivité Territoriale de Corse in agreement with the Conservatoire du littoralTour de FinocchiarolaRoglianoNoWholeTour de FiorentinaSan-Giuliano1575NoBase onlyPublic property, included in the French "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage"Torra di FornaliSaint-Florent, Haute-CorseNoWholeTour de FurianiFuriani16th centuryYesWholeSquare tower within village away from coastTour de GalériaGaléria1551-1573YesRuinedTour de GargaliOsaniNoRuinedTour de GiottaniBarrettaliNoRuinedTour de GiragliaErsa1584Yes WholeUnusual square shape. Property of the French stateTour de GirolataOsani1552YesWholeTour de GrisgioneSan-Martino-di-Lotac. 1532NoNo longer extantTour d'IsolellaPietrosella1608YesWholeProperty of the communeTour de L'Île-RousseL'Île-RousseNoRuinedTour de LozariBelgodèreNoBase onlyOnly the base survivesTour de MeriaMeriaNoWholeTour de MicalonaOlmetoNoWholeTour de MiomoSanta-Maria-di-Lota1561YesWholeTour de MortellaSaint-Florent1563YesPartialProperty of Conservatoire du littoralTour de NegruOlmeta-di-Capocorso1560YesWholeTour de NonzaNonzabefore 1617YesWholeTour d'OlmetoMonacia-d'AullèneNoRuinedTour d'OmignaCargèse1505YesWholeProperty of Conservatoire du littoralTour d'OrchinuCargèse1605NoRuinedProperty of Conservatoire du littoralTour de l'OsseCagnano1599YesWholeTour de PadulellaSan-Nicolao1565NoNo longer extantIncluded in the French "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage"Tour de la ParataAjaccio1550NoWholeTour de PelusellaAppiettoNoPartialTour de PianosaOcchiatana around 1578NoBase onlyUnusual square-shaped base. Included in the French "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage"Tour de PietraneraSan-Martino-di-LotaNoNo longer extantTour de PinarelluZonzac. 1595YesWholeProperty of Conservatoire du littoralTour de PoggioErsa1550-1600NoWholePrivate property within hamlet not on coast. Included in the French "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage"Tour de PortoOta1551YesWholeUnusual square shapeTour de PruneteCervioneNoWholePrivately owned and converted into a house. Included in the French "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage"Tour de Punta d'ArcuBorgoNoPartialTour de RoccapinaSartène1609YesRuinedTour de RoglianoRogliano15th centuryYesWholeIn village away from coast. Privately owned.Tour de SacroBrandoNoRuinedOnly part of the base survivesTour de SagoneVico1581YesRuinedPrivately ownedTour de SalecciaMonticelloNoRuinedOnly part of the base survivesTour de San BenedettuLecciNoTracesTour de San CiprianuLecci1589 YesPartialUnusual square shape. Privately ownedTour de San PellegrinoPenta-di-CasincaNoNo longer extantIncluded in the French "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage"Tour de Sant'AmanzaBonifacioNoBase onlyTour de Santa Maria della ChiappellaRogliano1548YesPartialOwned and maintained by the Collectivité Territoriale de Corse in agreement with the Conservatoire du littoral.Tour de ScaloPinoNoRuinedTour du SelCalvi1483YesWholePart of the ramparts of a citadelTour de SénèqueLuriYesRuinedProperty of the communeTour de SenetosaSartène1610 YesWholeProperty of Conservatoire du littoralTour de SolenzaraSari-SolenzaraNoNo longer extantTour de SpanoLumioNoBase onlyTour de SponsagliaBonifacioNoBase onlyTour de TizzanoSartèneYesRuinedPrivately ownedTour de TogaVille-di-PietrabugnoNoNo longer extantRuins demolished in the 20th century.Tour de TollareErsaNoWholeTour de TurghiuPiana1608 NoRuinedTorra di VallitoneNoTour de VignaleGhisonacciaNoNo longer extant
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