Tower of Mortella

Tower of Mortella - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Tower of Mortella () is a ruined Genoese tower on Corsica, located on the coast near Punta Mortella (Myrtle Point) in the commune of Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse. It was a progenitor of the numerous Martello towers the British built in the 19th century throughout their empire. Read more on Wikipedia

type: historic site
date from: 1563

Source: en.wikipedia.org