Torra di Roccapina

{{Short description|Genoese coastal defence tower in Corsica}}

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The Tower of Roccapina ({{langx|co|Torra di Roccapina}}) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Sartène (Corse-du-Sud) on the southwest coast of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of {{convert|100|m|ft}} on the Cappu di Roccapina headland.

Construction of the tower began in 1609. It was one of a series of coastal defences built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem attacks by Barbary pirates.{{cite book | last= Graziani | first= Antoine-Marie | contribution= Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650) | editor1-last= Vergé-Franceschi | editor1-first=Michel | editor2-last= Graziani | editor2-first= Antoine-Marie | year=2000 | title= La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) | publisher= Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne | place=Paris | isbn= 2-84050-167-8 | pages=145–147 |language=French }} In 1994 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.{{Base Mérimée|PA00132604 |Tour de Roccapina}}

The Conservatoire du littoral, a French government agency responsible for the protection of outstanding natural areas on the coast, has purchased {{convert|503|ha|acre}} of the Punta di u Capicciolu headland and the adjacent coastline.{{cite web| title=Roccapina | url=http://www.conservatoire-du-littoral.fr/siteLittoral/5/28-roccapina-2a_corse-du-sud.htm | publisher=Conservatoire du littoral, Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie | accessdate=15 March 2017}}