Torra di Ferringule

Tower of Ferringule
Native name
Torra di Ferringule (Corsican)
Coordinates42°43′55″N 9°20′34″E / 42.73194°N 9.34278°E / 42.73194; 9.34278
Built1562
Designated23 June 1993
Reference no.PA00125391
Torra di Ferringule is located in Corsica
Torra di Ferringule
Location of Tower of Ferringule in Corsica

The Tower of Ferringule (Corsican: Torra di Ferringule, French: Tour de Farinole) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Farinole (Haute-Corse) on the west coast of Cap Corse.

The tower was one of a series of coastal defences built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1] The tower was built in 1562[2] and is included in a list compiled by the Genoese authorities in 1617 that records that the tower was guarded at night by two men who were paid by the village of Farinole.[3]

In 1993 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.[2]

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.
  2. ^ a b Base Mérimée: Tour de Farinole, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (1992). Les Tours Littorales (in French and Italian). Ajaccio, France: Alain Piazzola. p. 136, no. 65. ISBN 2-907161-06-7.
  • 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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