Reference no. PA00099244 Designated as world heritage site 14 February 1927 | Year built 1561 | |
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The Tour de Miomo (Corsican: Torra di Miomu) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Santa-Maria-di-Lota (Haute-Corse) on the east coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits on the shore about 6 km north of the port of Bastia.
The tower was built in 1561. It 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. In 1927 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.
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