Libraries and archives Torre di San Michele Biblioteca Back in 1691, Count Michelangelo Maffei had an imposing building built, with a square shape, 22 meters high, called “Torre San Michele”. The building takes its name from the marble effigy dedicated to the Saint. Inside, the Tower was able to accommodate up to 300 soldiers. At the top of the structure, the banner of St. Michael the Archangel was waving. In 1862, after being also used as a Barracks, the Tower was abandoned; later, it was restored and transformed into the Municipal Library of Cervia.