Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Haute-corse

Genoese tower
20222 Brando

The Genoese tower of Sacro, built in the 14th century in Brando, Corsica, is an ancient ruined watchtower part of the Genoese coastal defensive system against barbaric invasions.

Genoese tower
20247 Rogliano

The Genoese tower of Rogliano, built in the 15th century in the Corsican village of Rogliano, is a fortified building emblematic of Genoese military heritage in Corsica, classified as a historical monument since 1935.

Genoese tower
20217 Nonza

The Genoese tower of Nonza, built between the 15th and 16th century, is a square watch tower in grey-green schist, perched 167 m on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, in the Corsican village of Nonza. A strategic symbol of Cape Corsica, it monitored the Gulf of Saint-Florent.

Genoese tower
20217 Olmeta-di-Capocorso

The Negro Genoese Tower, built in the 16th century in Olmeta-di-Capocorso, Corsica, is a round coastal tower designed to protect the coasts and local fishermen.

Genoese tower
20200 Santa-Maria-di-Lota

The Genoese tower of Miomo, built in the 16th century in Santa-Maria-di-Lota, Corsica, is a defensive coastal tower classified as a historic monument. It protected the coasts from barbaric incursions and dominated the mouth of the Miomu fig.

Genoese tower
20228 Cagnano

The Genoese Tower of Losso, built in the 16th century in Cagnano, Corsica, is a round coastal tower typical of Genoese coastal defences against barbaric raids. It dominates the eastern coast of Cap Corse.

Genoese tower
20217 Saint-Florent

The ruins of the Mortella Tower, built in the 16th century in Saint-Florent, Corsica, are a strategic Genoese vestige overlooking the Gulf entrance. Symbol of Franco-Genoese conflicts, it served as a model for British martial towers.

Genoese tower
20275 Ersa

The Genoese tower of the Giraglia, built in the 16th century on an island near Ersa in Corsica, is a defensive square tower typical of the Genoese system, now well preserved and classified as a Historic Monument.