Torre Borraco
- Via Borraco, 74024 Manduria TA
- Category:
- Hike
- Type:
- Defence
- Subtype:
- Tower
- Access:
- Easy
- Period:
- 16 AD
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Description
The tower at Borraco was built in 1570 as part of the Spanish Crown's coastal defensive system in southern Italy. It has a square base and prismatic shape and on each side it has three machicolations and two arquebus musket points in its battlements. Inside the basement there was a cistern for collecting rainwater while the upper floor was accessed by a simple wooden staircase. Its current appearance is the result of restoration work carried out in 2011.
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