SARACEN TOWER from the 1400s used FOR THE COASTAL DEFENSIVE SYSTEM
Construction developed on 5 floors with adjoining land, frontal sea view, unique in its kind, you will feel like you are at sea. To reach it above the church, take the "Salita al campetto" and then turn left: after passing the Bacciaro stream you come across an ancient "Tower known as Saracena". It is part of the defensive system aimed at facing enemy threats coming from the sea, made up above all of the ships of the Barbary pirates sailing from the coasts of North Africa, mainly Algeria and Tunisia, which since the early Middle Ages have sailed the Mediterranean Sea search for loot and new conquests. The frequency of Corsair raids along the coasts of Liguria, and beyond, became particularly intense in the sixteenth century when the construction of sighting and signaling towers and, in some cases, small fortresses began. In this context there is the Saracen Tower of which the artefact is sold and who can afford to buy its unique history. How many people can boast of being the owners of a Saracen Tower with large surrounding land of approximately 4,000 m2. Olive grove from which a unique oil is obtained per location.--d2aaf493517621a7149744b87990e104!