Torra di Tizzà

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

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|built=Second half 16th century

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The Tower of Tizzà ({{langx|co|Torra di Tizzà}}) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Sartène on the west coast of the Corsica. The tower was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the 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=73–144 |language=French }}

In 1985 the tower was listed as one of the official historical monuments of France.{{Base Mérimée|PA00099117|Fortin de Tizzano}}