Coastal towers in Salento

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Salento is dotted with watchtowers sighting since always has been the subject of numerous attacks by different populations of the Mediterranean. We do not know what was the first time when these towers were built, some might even refer to Norman, but there is no supporting evidence. For the present appearance, most of the coastal towers still present are to report to the 15th and 16th century.

Many of these towers are now in very poor conditions.

This is the list in a clockwise direction from the province of Brindisi and culminating in the Province of Taranto.

Province of Brindisi[]

Image	Tower Name	City	Base Section	Build Year
	Torre Egnazia	Fasano
	Torre Canne	Fasano
		village Pilone, Ostuni
		Ostuni
		Ostuni
		Carovigno	four-pointed star
		Carovigno	square
		Brindisi
		Brindisi
		Brindisi
		Brindisi
		Torchiarolo

Province of Lecce[]

Image	Tower Name	City	Base Section	Build Year
		Lecce, fraz. Casalabate 40°30′22″N 18°6′55″E / 40.50611°N 18.11528°E / 40.50611; 18.11528	square	16th century
		Lecce 40°28′55″N 18°9′30″E / 40.48194°N 18.15833°E / 40.48194; 18.15833	square	16th century
		Leccev 40°27′34″N 18°12′51″E / 40.45944°N 18.21417°E / 40.45944; 18.21417	square	16th century
		Lecce 40°25′7″N 18°16′9″E / 40.41861°N 18.26917°E / 40.41861; 18.26917		16th century
		Lecce
		Vernole
		Melendugno 40°18′7″N 18°24′18″E / 40.30194°N 18.40500°E / 40.30194; 18.40500	square	1568
		Melendugno 40°17′18.1100″N 18°25′40.3702″E / 40.288363889°N 18.427880611°E / 40.288363889; 18.427880611	square	1568
		Melendugno 40°30′22″N 18°6′55″E / 40.50611°N 18.11528°E / 40.50611; 18.11528	square	1568
	Torre Sant'Andrea	Melendugno
		Otranto 40°13′29.6508″N 18°27′51.6636″E / 40.224903000°N 18.464351000°E / 40.224903000; 18.464351000
		Otranto 40°10′59″N 18°28′23″E / 40.18306°N 18.47306°E / 40.18306; 18.47306	square	1567
		Otranto 40°8′30″N 18°30′19″E / 40.14167°N 18.50528°E / 40.14167; 18.50528
	or dell'Orto	Otranto		1565
		Otranto 40°6′26.72″N 18°31′11.56″E / 40.1074222°N 18.5198778°E / 40.1074222; 18.5198778
		Otranto 40°5′26.5099″N 18°29′46.8100″E / 40.090697194°N 18.496336111°E / 40.090697194; 18.496336111	circle	16th century
		Otranto
		Santa Cesarea Terme 40°3′57.899″N 18°28′47.910″E / 40.06608306°N 18.47997500°E / 40.06608306; 18.47997500	circle
		Santa Cesarea Terme 40°2′41″N 18°28′14″E / 40.04472°N 18.47056°E / 40.04472; 18.47056
		Santa Cesarea Terme 40°2′41″N 18°28′14″E / 40.04472°N 18.47056°E / 40.04472; 18.47056	circle
		Santa Cesarea Terme 40°1′49″N 18°27′0″E / 40.03028°N 18.45000°E / 40.03028; 18.45000	circle	16th century
		Castro 39°59′49.7620″N 18°25′3.6718″E / 39.997156111°N 18.417686611°E / 39.997156111; 18.417686611		16th century
		Diso	circle	15th century
	or Porto di Ripa	Andrano	circle	16th century
		Tricase
		Tricase
	or Plane	Tricase	square
	or Naspre or de Lissano	Tiggiano		1565
		Corsano	circle
		Corsano 39°52′2.82″N 18°23′37.96″E / 39.8674500°N 18.3938778°E / 39.8674500; 18.3938778
		Gagliano del Capo
		Gagliano del Capo
		Gagliano del Capo
	or Uomini Morti	Castrignano del Capo		1555
		Castrignano del Capo 39°47′56″N 18°19′55″E / 39.79889°N 18.33194°E / 39.79889; 18.33194		16th century
		Patu
		Morciano di Leuca	circle	16th century
		Salve	circle	16th century
	or	Ugento	circle	16th century
	Torre San Giovanni	Ugento 39°53′10.43″N 18°6′49.61″E / 39.8862306°N 18.1137806°E / 39.8862306; 18.1137806	octagon	1563
	or Sinfono	Alliste		16th century
		Racale		16th century
		Gallipoli		16th century
		Gallipoli
		Gallipoli		16th century
		Gallipoli		1565
	Torre del Fiume di Galatena (also called delle quattro colonne)	Nardò	square	17th century
		Nardò		16th century
		Nardò		1569
	or Crustano	Nardò		16th century
	or Critò	Nardò		1568
		Nardò	square	1565
		Nardò	square	16th century
		Porto Cesareo 40°15′24.998″N 17°53′30.998″E / 40.25694389°N 17.89194389°E / 40.25694389; 17.89194389	square	1569
		Porto Cesareo 40°16′18.001″N 17°52′14.002″E / 40.27166694°N 17.87055611°E / 40.27166694; 17.87055611	square	16th century
		Porto Cesareo 40°16′51″N 17°50′25″E / 40.28083°N 17.84028°E / 40.28083; 17.84028	square	1550
		Porto Cesareo 40°17′12.998″N 17°49′9.998″E / 40.28694389°N 17.81944389°E / 40.28694389; 17.81944389

Province of Taranto[]

Image	Tower Name	City	Base Section	Build Year
		Manduria	square
		Manduria
		Manduria	four-pointed star
		Manduria
		Maruggio
		Torricella
		Lizzano
	or Sgarrata	administrative island of Taranto, between Pulsano and Lizzano
	or Sasso	Taranto (destroyed)
		Pulsano
		Leporano
		Taranto
		Taranto 40°24′45″N 17°12′11″E / 40.41250°N 17.20306°E / 40.41250; 17.20306
		Taranto
		Taranto
	or Lo Lato	Castellaneta
		Ginosa

See also[]

• List of lighthouses in Italy