Torra di Santa Maria Chjapella

The Tower of Santa Maria Chjapella (Corsican: Torra di Santa Maria Chjapella) is a ruined Genoese tower located in the commune of Rogliano (Haute Corse) on the east coast of the Corsica.

It 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.

[1] The tower was partially destroyed in 1794 by British warships under the command of Horatio Nelson during the French Revolutionary Wars.

[2] The tower is unusually tall and contained two internal room, one above the other, similar to the Torra di a Parata near Ajaccio.

[3] It is owned and maintained by the Collectivité Territoriale de Corse in an agreement with the French government agency, the Conservatoire du littoral.