title: Torra di Micalona
text: # Torra di Micalona
  
  The Tower of Micalona (Corsican: Torra di Micalona) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Olmeto 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.
  
  