the Genovese tower at the Parata at Sunset................
The Genovese towers in Corsica (French: Tours génoises de Corse, Corsican: Torri ghjinuvesi di a Corsica) 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 when they established their supremacy over the Pisans in the naval Battle of Meloria.On the peninsula of the Parata located west of Ajaccio about 11 kms from the centre, on a rocky outcrop of granite stands the Genovese tower built in 1550-1551 by Giacomo Lombardo. A marked path to discover the flora and fauna and enjoy the isles of the Sanguinaires (accessible only by boat during the high season). The whole peninsula and the isles of the Sanguinaires are engaged in a process of labeling Grand Site of France.