Torre di Porto Miggiano or simply Miggiano Tower, is located in the municipality of Santa Cesarea Terme, in Porto Miggiano, in the province of Lecce. As can be glimpsed from the light-colored ashlars that distinguish it, the tower has been fully restored to its original splendor of a distant past. Torre Miggiano is part of that complex system of sighting erected during the course of the 16th century to defend the native population of the continuous incursions of the Turkish pirates who raged the coasts in those years, and it has a circular shape divided by a curb that delimits its final part. Torre Miggiano communicated to the south with the fortifications of Castro and to the north with Torre Santa Cesarea, the tower is located a few meters from the sea and stands on a rocky ridge overlooking the deep, clear blue of the Adriatic Sea. From here you can enjoy an evocative panorama, when the sea is a bit rough the perpetual wave motion slams violently against this cliff that seems so expertly shaped by mother nature; in the height of summer Porto Miggiano is quite busy because of the more famous Spiaggia dei Cento Scalini (Hundred Steps Beach), and the Miggiano Tower together with the tiny harbor complete a respectable landscape, surrounded by unspoiled nature and the beauty of the area...have a good summer from the Tower of Porto Miggiano.
Last Updated: 15/12/2022, Tonio Viva
