Torra di Calvi, Genoese defense tower in the Citadel of Calvi, France.

The Torra di Calvi is a defense tower within the Calvi Citadel featuring thick stone walls and narrow apertures that overlook the Mediterranean. The structure rises prominently from the citadel complex and opens toward the bay on several sides.

The Torra di Calvi is a Genoese tower built by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620, one of a chain of coastal defences raised to counter raids by Barbary pirates. In 1990 it was listed, together with the ramparts of the citadel, as an official historical monument of France.

The tower is called Torra di Calvi in Corsican; the French name tour du Sel is not supported by the sources and is dropped. It belonged to a chain of coastal defences the Republic of Genoa built between 1530 and 1620 against Barbary pirate raids. In 1990 it was listed with the citadel ramparts as a historical monument of France.

The tower stands on the rocky edge of the Calvi citadel, above the waterline, and is reached on foot through the citadel's lanes and ramparts. The tower and the citadel ramparts were listed as historical monuments in 1990, so the masonry is protected and should not be climbed. The surrounding lanes are narrow and uneven.

The tower is one of a chain of coastal defences the Republic of Genoa built between 1530 and 1620 against Barbary pirate raids. In 1990 it was listed as a historical monument of France together with the ramparts of the citadel. Its Corsican name, Torra di Calvi, is the one used locally.