Torre Diso is located in the municipality of Castro in the province of Lecce; we are on the southeastern side of Salento, on that stretch of coast characterized mostly by cliffs that faces the Adriatic Sea. Torre Diso is part of that complex defensive and sighting project of coastal towers erected during the 16th century to defend the local populations from the continuous raids of the Saracen pirates that raged the Salento coasts in those years. Torre Diso takes its name from the nearby town of Diso and stands on a cliff about 40 meters above sea level. Torre Diso communicated to the south with Torre Capo di Lupo and to the north with the fortifications of Castro; today this ancient tower is now reduced to a ruin, a pile of stones swallowed up by the dense vegetation of the Mediterranean scrub, until it almost merges with the surrounding landscape. The roots of a land certainly cannot be erased and Torre Diso remains over time an example of historical testimony even if little or nothing remains of a distant past now gone. However, from the perspective of Torre Diso there is an excellent view, although the land today, it must be remembered, falls under private property. Have a good summer from Torre Diso.
Last Updated: 15/12/2022, Tonio Viva