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Torra di Tizzà
The
Tower
of
Tizzà
is a
Genoese tower
located in the
commune
of
Sartène
on
the west
coast
of the
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
.
In
1985
the tower was
listed
as one of the
official
historical monuments
of
France
.