Tour de Capriona
Genoese coastal defence tower in Corsica
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The Tour de Capriona or Tour de Porto Pollo (Corsican: Torra di Capriona) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Serra-di-Ferro near the village of Porto Pollo on the west coast of Corsica. Only part of the base survives.
| Tour de Capriona | |
|---|---|
  Location within Corsica | |
| 41°42′28″N 8°47′25″E | |
| History | |
| Built | Second half 16th century |
The tower was built in the second half of the 16th century. 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.[1]
