Built End of 16th century Reference no. PA00099175 | Type Classé Designated as world heritage site 23 August 1990 | |
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The Tour du Sel (Corsican: Torra di Calvi) is a Genoese tower in the commune of Calvi (Haute-Corse) on the French island of Corsica.
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.
In 1990 the tower together with the ramparts of the citadel were listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.
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