Torre Sant Emiliano is a coastal tower in Salento and is located along the coastline that connects Porto Badisco to Punta Palascia on the eastern side of the Salento coast near the more famous Otranto. Torre Sant Emiliano stands on a high rocky ridge from which one can enjoy a beautiful panorama. From here one can breathe in an air of absolute relaxation that is good for the soul and spirit as well as being surrounded by the beauty of the surrounding nature. Torre Sant Emiliano is part of the complex system of watchtowers erected along the entire Salento coast during the 16th century to defend the local population from the constant incursions of the Saracen pirates that raged along the coast in those years. The tower communicated to the north with Torre Palascia and to the south with Torre Porto Badisco, both of which have now disappeared, and in its current state the ruin is in a state of semi-abandonment. Torre Sant Emiliano has a conical structure identical to the other nearby towers in this area, so much so that it has been classified as the "Otranto series", with a single room and a height of about 9 metres; the final part of the tower is delimited by a kerb to mark the two sections. This characteristic historical testimony is now a source of architectural and scenic interest. Certainly it should be restored to preserve the very solidity of the tower so as to return it in all its beauty to future generations... Happy summer from Torre Sant Emiliano.
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Località Punta Palascia, SP87, 73028 Otranto LE
+39 327 3670393
S.P. 87 Otranto - Porto Badisco Otranto (Lecce)
+39.0836.804009
Litoranea Otranto – Porto Badisco, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+390836812999
La Fraula 32, 73020 Fraula (Le)
+39 348 7937793
Litoranea Otranto - Porto Badisco, S.P. 87 km 7, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 80 12 39
Strada Provinciale Uggiano (Loc. Lame),73027 - Minervino di Lecce (Le)
+39 0836 818904
Via Panoramica 1, 73020 Santa Cesarea Terme (Le)
+39 338 267 7693
Via Martiri d"Otranto, 30, Cocumola (Minervino di Lecce) 73027 - (Le)
+39 0836 95 47 26
Via Roma, 237 – 73020 Santa Cesarea Terme (Le)
+39 0836 944 316
SP 87, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 339 109 2769
Strada Provinciale Otranto, 87 Via Masseria le Creste, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 804 381 - +39 368 760 4754
SP61, 73020 Santa Cesarea Terme (Le)
+39 0836 949 810 - +39 320 222 2779 (Vincenzo)
SP358 Otranto - Uggiano la chiesa, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 804 653
Azienda Agrituristica Grotta dei Cervi, SP87, 73028 Porto Badisco (Le)
+39 340 318 24 06
SP358, 73028 Porto Badisco (Le)
+39 347 622 8115
Via Torre Mozza, sn, 73020 Uggiano la Chiesa (Le)
+39 328 123 1579
Via Santa Cesarea, 72, 73027 Cocumola (Le)
+39 0836 954 915
Str. Vicinale Panareo, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 333 908 8540
Via Madonna della Scala, 23, 73020 Casamassella (Le)
+39 340 760 5426
Via Madonna della Scala 86, 73020 Casamassella (Le)
+39 389 844 0953
SP358, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 804 651
SP358, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 804 647
Via Giorgio La Pira, 6, 73027 Cocumola (Le)
+39 335 820 8021
Via Uggiano, 27 Casamassella (Le)
+39 339 1669502
Via Vicinale Sant Emiliano, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 328 382 1459
SP87 Otranto-Santa Cesarea, 73028 Porto Badisco (Le)
+39 348 780 9165
Litoranea Otranto-Santa Cesarea Terme, Porto Badisco, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 812 999
Via Vicinale San Giovanni 73020 Giurdignano (Le)
+39 0836 813 508
Via Badisco, 90, 73020 Uggiano La Chiesa (Le)
+39 380 439 8628
Piazza Municipio, 22, 73020 Giurdignano (Le)
+39 328 252 4124
Via Palombaro, 13, 73020 Uggiano la chiesa (Le)
+39 0836 812 942
Via Memorie, 73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 0836 190 2453
73028 Otranto (Le)
+39 320 400 5765
Via Paolo Graziosi, 73028 Porto Badisco (Le)
+39 347 0512 752
The names of beaches, lidos, natural swimming pools, caves, coastal towers, nature parks and reserves, along with the names of accommodation facilities such as hotels, bed and breakfasts, agritourisms, holiday homes, resorts, hostels and campsites, are deliberately left in their original language to respect the culture, historical identity and authenticity of the area.
Last update, 09/12/2024