The Tower of Sagone () is a ruined

Genoese tower The Genoese towers in Corsica (, , singular : , also ; ) are a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates. Corsica had been controlled by the Genoese since 1284 whe ...

located in the commune of Vico (

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) on the west coast of the

Corsica Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...

. The tower sits on the west side of the Anse de Sagone. The tower was built in 1581 and replaced an earlier tower. It was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the

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between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by

Barbary pirates The Barbary corsairs, Barbary pirates, Ottoman corsairs, or naval mujahideen (in Muslim sources) were mainly Muslim corsairs and privateers who operated from the largely independent Barbary states. This area was known in Europe as the Barba ...

. The tower is privately owned and in 1974 was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.

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File:Sagone Bay, 1811 RCIN 735163.a.jpg, The Royal Navy prepare to attack French ships in Sagone Bay, 1 May 1811 File:Sagone Bay, 1811 RCIN 735163.b.jpg, HMS , , and HMS make their attack File:Sagone Bay, 1811 RCIN 735163.c.jpg, The French ships and the tower on fire File:Vico Tour de Sagone.jpg, The scene in 2006

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* * Includes information on how to reach 90 towers and many photographs. * Towers in Corsica Monuments historiques of Corsica {{Corsica-struct-stub

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