Torra di Senetosa, Historical Genoese tower in Sartène, France

Torra di Senetosa is a ruined Genoese tower on the Capu di Senetosa headland in Sartène, at an elevation of 129 m. The cylindrical stone tower stands directly on large pale boulders; near its top a row of evenly spaced rectangular corbels encircles it, and a horizontal ledge runs around the wall at about two-thirds of its visible height. Below the ledge the surface is mostly plain, with a single small rectangular opening on the left side.

The structure was built in 1610 as part of a network of defenses the Republic of Genoa established to protect Corsican shores from pirates. These towers formed a system to defend against raids from the Mediterranean, which posed a constant threat to coastal communities.

The tower shapes the coastal landscape with its massive stone body and typical round form of a watchtower. Such structures long defined how people living along the Corsican shore looked after safety and organized their settlements.

The structure sits directly on the coast and can be reached while hiking along the Corsican coastal path. Visitors should bring sturdy footwear, as the trail crosses rocky and uneven ground.

The tower stands at 129 m on the Capu di Senetosa headland. Since 1979 it has belonged to the Conservatoire du littoral, which manages it with the Campomoro-Senetosa site; by 2011 the agency had acquired 2,333 of the 2,378 hectares it planned to buy on the headland.