Torra di Punta d'Arcu

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The Tower of Punta d'Arcu (Corsican: Torra di Punta d'Arcu) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Borgo, Haute-Corse on the east coast of Corsica. Only part of the base survives.

Tower of Punta d'Arcu
Native name
Corsican: Torra di Punta d'Arcu
Coordinates42°33′51.9″N 9°31′25.8″E / 42.564417°N 9.523833°E / 42.564417; 9.523833
BuiltSecond half of 16th century
Torra di Punta d'Arcu is located in Corsica
Torra di Punta d'Arcu
Location of Tower of Punta d'Arcu in Corsica

The tower 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] It is included in a list of the towers defending the Corsican coastline compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 (as Ponte darco).[2]

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  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.
  2. ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 134. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.