The Tower of Padulella (Corsican: Torra di Padulella) was a Genoese tower located in the hamlet of Paduella in the commune of San-Nicolao on the east coast of Corsica. No trace of the tower survives.
| Tower of Padulella | |
|---|---|
| Native name Torra di Padulella (Corsican) | |
  Location of Tower of Padulella in Corsica | |
| Coordinates | 42°22′29″N 9°31′55″E / 42.37472°N 9.53194°E |
| Built | Between 1550 and 1565 |
The tower was built between 1550 and 1565.[1] 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.[2] The Genoese ordered the tower to be destroyed in 1764.[1]
In 2007 the tower was added to the "General Inventory of Cultural Heritage" (Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel) maintained by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Base Mérimée: Poste d'observation, tour génoise de Padulella, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ 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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