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[[Image:Giraglia-lighthouse-Corsica-1900.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Lighthouse on Giraglia, circa 1900]]
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'''Giraglia''' is an island and lighthouse at the northern tip of [[Corsica]]. There is an annual [[keelboat]] [[regatta]], called the Giraglia Cup, from [[St. Tropez]], [[France]], through the [[Îles d'Hyères]] past Giraglia, and then finishing off in [[Genoa]], [[Italy]], a total distance of {{convert|243|nmi|km|0}}.
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| location = Giraglia Island, [[Corse]]<br>[[France]]
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'''Giraglia''' is a French island at the northern tip of [[Corsica]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], known for its powerful lighthouse<ref name="Noyoux">''ll porticciolo di Barcaggio è di fronte all'isola della Giraglia, dove si trova uno dei più potenti fari del Mediterraneo.'' {{Cite book|author=Noyoux, Vincent |year=2004 |chapter=Barcaggio |title=Corsica - Geoguide |language=Italian |location=Milan, Italy |publisher=Touring Editore |page=90 |isbn=978-88-365-2976-6}}</ref> and for the [[Torra di Giraglia]], a [[Genoese tower]], both of which are [[Monument historique|official historical monuments]] of [[France]].


The island is part of the [[Communes of France|commune]] of [[Ersa, Haute-Corse|Ersa]], but there are no settlements on the island. The closest settlements are Tollare, [[Ersa, Haute-Corse|Ersa commune]], and Barcaggio, [[Rogliano, Haute-Corse|Rogliano commune]], on the main island of Corsica.<ref name="Noyoux" />
The Giraglia Cup has been held since 1953. Originally the course was from [[Sanremo|San Remo]], Italy, past Giraglia to [[Toulon]], France. Currently, it is a week long set of races organized by the [[Yacht Club Italiano]] with the [[Yacht Club de France]], consisting of inshore races in the St. Tropez Bay followed by the race past Giraglia. Rolex started its sponsorship of the race in 1997.


==Race results==
==The lighthouse==
The Giraglia Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on Giraglia Island, about one mile off [[Barcaggio]] on the northernmost tip of [[Cap Corse]].<ref>{{cite rowlett|cor|accessdate=20 January 2016}}</ref> It is opposite the mouth of the [[Acqua Tignese]] river.
* 2001 ''Idea'' beat ''My Song'' with 110 entrants
The lighthouse was first constructed in 1573 by the [[Republic of Genoa|Genovese]] and has been rebuilt several times since. The current lighthouse was approved in 1838 based on a proposal by Léonce Reynaud and was inaugurated on January 1, 1848. It consists of a cylindrical tower {{convert|25.80|m|ft}} high, with balcony and lantern, rising from the centre of the keeper's house. Initially the light was a flash every 30 seconds, but since 1904 it is a white flash every 5 seconds. The lighthouse is fully automated and controlled by the [[Marine nationale]] in [[Bastia]].<ref name="MH-1">{{Base Mérimée|PA2B000014|Phare de la Giraglia, sur l'île de la Giraglia}}</ref>
* 2003 ''[[Alfa Romeo (yacht)#Alfa Romeo I|Alfa Romeo I]]'' (a Supermaxi) Neville Crichton (NZ) won with 170&nbsp;entrants

* 2006 ''[[Alfa Romeo (yacht)#Alfa Romeo II|Alfa Romeo II]]'' (a Supermaxi) Neville Crichton (NZ) won in 27&nbsp;hrs 48&nbsp;min 12&nbsp;sec
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==Torra di Giraglia==
* 2007 ''Alfa Romeo II,'' Neville Crichton (NZ), won again, in 22&nbsp;hrs 45&nbsp;min
Construction of this tower began in April 1584. It was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the [[Republic of Genoa]] between 1530 and 1620 to protect against attacks by [[Barbary pirates]].<ref>{{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 | page=152 |language=French }}</ref> The design of the Giaglia tower is unusual in being square rather than round. The tower is owned by the French state and in 2008 was listed as one of the official [[Monument historique|Historical Monuments]] of France.<ref>{{Base Mérimée|PA2B000015 |Tour de la Giraglia, sur l'île de la Giraglia}}</ref>

==Giraglia Rolex Cup==
The [[Giraglia Rolex Cup]], an annual [[keelboat]] [[regatta]], was named for the island. The race starts in [[St. Tropez]], [[France]], passes through the [[Îles d'Hyères]] off the French coast near [[Toulon]], then around Giraglia, and finishes off in [[Genoa]], [[Italy]], a total distance of {{convert|243|nmi}}.<ref>{{Cite web | title =Giraglia Rolex Cup ( | language =French | work =Les régates | publisher =Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez | url =http://www.societe-nautique-saint-tropez.fr/regates_courses_saint_tropez_var.php?id_course=8 | accessdate =21 January 2016 | archive-date =27 January 2016 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160127110728/http://www.societe-nautique-saint-tropez.fr/regates_courses_saint_tropez_var.php?id_course=8 | url-status =dead }}</ref>

==Bird colony==
The island contains a small colony of [[Scopoli's shearwater]]s where around 25–30 pairs of birds breed in old rabbit holes.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1=Thibault | first1=Jean-Claude | last2=Bretagnolle | first2=Vincent | date=1998 | title=A Mediterranean breeding colony of Cory's Shearwater ''Calonectris diomedea'' in which individuals show behavioural and biometric characters of the Atlantic subspecies | journal=Ibis | volume=140 | issue=3 | pages=523–528 | doi=10.1111/j.1474-919X.1998.tb04615.x}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Ersa Ile Giraglia.jpg|Giraglia
Jielbeaumadier vache corse barcaggio 2012.jpeg|Giraglia seen from Barcaggio's beach
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Giraglia-lighthouse-Corsica-1900.jpg|Lighthouse on Giraglia, circa 1900
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==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Torra di Giraglia]]
* [[List of lighthouses in France]]

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.regattanews.com/events/107/6_1_P_P_Giraglia_Eng.pdf ''11th Giraglia Rolex Cup'' Rolex (2005)]
*[http://www.sail-world.com/Asia/Giraglia-Rolex-Cup---Images-from-the-passage-at-Giraglia-Rock/111053 Giraglia Rolex Cup - at Giraglia Rock]


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Giraglia Lighthouse
Cape Corse
Map
LocationGiraglia Island, Corse
France
Coordinates43°01′36″N 9°24′20″E / 43.026804°N 9.405606°E / 43.026804; 9.405606
Tower
Constructed1848
Constructionstone tower
Height25.80 metres (84.6 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern centered on a keeper’s house
Markingswhite tower, black balcony and lantern
Heritageclassified historical monument Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height85.20 metres (279.5 ft)
Range26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.

Giraglia is a French island at the northern tip of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea, known for its powerful lighthouse[1] and for the Torra di Giraglia, a Genoese tower, both of which are official historical monuments of France.

The island is part of the commune of Ersa, but there are no settlements on the island. The closest settlements are Tollare, Ersa commune, and Barcaggio, Rogliano commune, on the main island of Corsica.[1]

The lighthouse[edit]

The Giraglia Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on Giraglia Island, about one mile off Barcaggio on the northernmost tip of Cap Corse.[2] It is opposite the mouth of the Acqua Tignese river. The lighthouse was first constructed in 1573 by the Genovese and has been rebuilt several times since. The current lighthouse was approved in 1838 based on a proposal by Léonce Reynaud and was inaugurated on January 1, 1848. It consists of a cylindrical tower 25.80 metres (84.6 ft) high, with balcony and lantern, rising from the centre of the keeper's house. Initially the light was a flash every 30 seconds, but since 1904 it is a white flash every 5 seconds. The lighthouse is fully automated and controlled by the Marine nationale in Bastia.[3]

Torra di Giraglia[edit]

Construction of this tower began in April 1584. It was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to protect against attacks by Barbary pirates.[4] The design of the Giaglia tower is unusual in being square rather than round. The tower is owned by the French state and in 2008 was listed as one of the official Historical Monuments of France.[5]

Giraglia Rolex Cup[edit]

The Giraglia Rolex Cup, an annual keelboat regatta, was named for the island. The race starts in St. Tropez, France, passes through the Îles d'Hyères off the French coast near Toulon, then around Giraglia, and finishes off in Genoa, Italy, a total distance of 243 nautical miles (450 km; 280 mi).[6]

Bird colony[edit]

The island contains a small colony of Scopoli's shearwaters where around 25–30 pairs of birds breed in old rabbit holes.[7]

Gallery[edit]

  • Giraglia
    Giraglia
  • Giraglia seen from Barcaggio's beach
    Giraglia seen from Barcaggio's beach
  • Lighthouse on Giraglia, circa 1900
    Lighthouse on Giraglia, circa 1900

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ a b ll porticciolo di Barcaggio è di fronte all'isola della Giraglia, dove si trova uno dei più potenti fari del Mediterraneo. Noyoux, Vincent (2004). "Barcaggio". Corsica - Geoguide (in Italian). Milan, Italy: Touring Editore. p. 90. ISBN 978-88-365-2976-6.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Corsica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Phare de la Giraglia, sur l'île de la Giraglia, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie (eds.). La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. p. 152. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Tour de la Giraglia, sur l'île de la Giraglia, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  6. ^ "Giraglia Rolex Cup (". Les régates (in French). Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  7. ^ Thibault, Jean-Claude; Bretagnolle, Vincent (1998). "A Mediterranean breeding colony of Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea in which individuals show behavioural and biometric characters of the Atlantic subspecies". Ibis. 140 (3): 523–528. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1998.tb04615.x.

External links[edit]

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