The Tower of Fautea (Corsican: Torra di Fautea) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Zonza (Corse-du-Sud) on the east coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of 32 metres (105 ft) on the Punta di Fautea.
| Tower of Fautea | |
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| Native name Torra di Fautea (Corsican) | |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′48″N 9°24′21″E / 41.71333°N 9.40583°E |
| Built | before 1601 |
| Designated | 27 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | PA00099146 |
  Location of Tower of Fautea 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. It was built before 1601, the date of a document recording a payment made to one of the soldiers responsible for guarding the tower. It was attacked and burnt in 1650 by the Ottoman Turks. It was restored between 1988 and 1991 and again between 1994 and 1995.[1] In 1992 it 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 95 hectares (230 acres) of the headland and as of 2011 had acquired 38 hectares (94 acres).[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Document d’objectifs du site Natura 2000 FR9400584 - Marais de Lavu Santu et littoral de Fautea - Commune de Zonza (Corse du Sud) (PDF) (in French). Conservatoire du littoral. 2007. pp. 43–47.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Tour de Faotea ou Fautea, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ "Tour Genoise de Fautea". 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. 51. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Fautea". Conservatoire du littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
External links
edit- 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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