Torre Santa Cesarea is located in the eponymous town of Santa Cesarea Terme in the province of Lecce. We are on the south-eastern side of Salento along that stretch of coast characterized by wide cliffs washed by the Adriatic Sea, and Torre Santa Cesarea towers from the top of a hill immersed in the green of a pine forest about 300 meters from the sea; this tower is part of that complex defense and sighting system erected in the mid-sixteenth century along the entire Salento coast to cope with the continuous incursions of Saracen pirates who raged this territory in those years. Torre Santa Cesarea has a circular shape with a height of 8 meters and has recently been restored, communicated to the north with Torre Specchia Grande and to the south with Torre Miggiano; today Torre Santa Cesarea, for those who wish to visit it, is located inside the restaurant Cala dei Balcani and is privately owned. From the top of this beautiful promontory you can enjoy a respectable panorama as well as smell the scents of the surrounding nature, the peace and tranquility that reign undisputed combine with the architectural sense of this beautiful historical testimony that has practically merged with the surrounding landscape until it has become a single block. Positive sensations accompanied by a faint, warm breeze that usually blows in these parts...have a good summer from the Tower of Santa Cesarea.
Last Updated: 02/01/2023, Tonio Viva