Trapani - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Ligny The tower was built in 1670, for the defense of the city. It is built in the rocks of the city, for military reasons. It was composed of four turrets, which also served as headlights. Today the tower is used as a Museum and houses archaeological finds of the territory inside. It is a monument that tells a great part of the history and culture of the territory of Trapani.
Paceco - Walls, towers and gates Torre Nubia The Nubia tower was erected at the beginning of the 16th century and restored in 1585 by the architect Camillo Camilliani. The building was used as a defensive fortification by the Spanish government. From the tower you can see the three Egadi islands.
Terrasini - Walls, towers and gates Torre Capo Rama The Tower of Cape Rama had a defensive and sighting function of the Saracen ships. It is the oldest tower of the 11 that were part of the defensive wall. It did not resist the bombings of war, and therefore it was destroyed, today we can only see the remains of it.
Cefalu' - Walls, towers and gates Mura Megalitiche The megalithic walls are the old fortifications, dating from the 5th century BC. These are large overlapping blocks, more than three meters high. The structures were restored during the 1980s, and today despite their age, they are in a good state of preservation.
Terrasini - Walls, towers and gates Torre Alba The Torre Alba also known as Torre di Cala Rossa is a defensive structure with a truncated conic base and dates back to 1589. Over the years the tower passed into the hands of several owners, until 2000, when after some restorations it became the property of the Prince of Carini.
Enna - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Federico II The octagonal tower built under Frederick II of Swabia, which is dominant in the middle of a small public garden.
Acireale - Walls, towers and gates Torre Santa Tecla The Tower of Santa Tecla is located in the homonymous hamlet in Acireale. It is a small tower of only 3 meters per side, with a square plan in the shape of a parallelepiped. The building was built of irregular lava stone bonded with mortar. The northern part is characterized by the presence of two louvers. The front door, on the other hand, was created along the eastern wall. Today it is in excellent condition.
Gela - Walls, towers and gates Torre Manfria The Tower of Manfria was built around the 17th century on the indications of the architect Camillo Camilliani. The Tower appears visible from all over the gulf of the city of Gela given its position erected on the hill above it. It is about 15 meters high with a base of 12.50 meters. It is in good condition except for the cornice that is semi-destroyed.
Sciacca - Walls, towers and gates Porta Palermo The Palermo Gate was built during the reign of King Charles II of Bourbon to replace an already existing door. The exterior facade features the Baroque style. The structure consists of tuff blocks with a large attic. At the top is the coat of arms of the ruling house of time, in which an eagle with folded wings is depicted.
Sciacca - Walls, towers and gates Torre San Michele Torre San Michele was built in 1550, in the square adjacent to the church of San Michele a Sciacca. It was built at the behest of the Brotherhood of San Michele and has a square plan with two meters thick walls. The tower also stands three bells of which the largest was merged in 1587.
Sciacca - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Calogero The Gate of San Calogero represented one of the 5 entrances to the city of Sciacca and led directly to the upper part of the city, where at that time the noble residences of the city were located, but also bordered the district of the Cadda, where the Jews lived. The construction does not have some important architectural features, however, the fact remains that it has remained perfectly preserved.
Termini Imerese - Walls, towers and gates Torre Battilamano The Battilamano Tower consists of a room on the ground floor and two rooms on the first floor. Currently, the Tower has become a high quality restaurant that hosts many important events.
Sciacca - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Pardo The Torre del Pardo was built in 1550, on the directives of the Brotherhood of San Michele. In fact, it is located next to the church called firriatu of S.Micheli. The structure has a square plan with thick walls. Originally, three bells were also built merged at the beginning of the 16th century.
Terrasini - Walls, towers and gates Torre Toledo Diroccato The Toledo Tower was built in 1405 by Martino the Younger. The building has a circular structure and was used to spot pirates. Work on the restoration of the tower began in 2007 and ended in 2008.
Ustica - Walls, towers and gates Torre San Maria The Tower of Santa Maria is located in the Municipality of Ustica. The building was created for defence reasons and was used to report dangers. In 1972, the Archaeological Museum and the Municipal Art Gallery were set up inside the tower. Currently, restoration work is underway on the first floor.
Canicatti' - Walls, towers and gates Torre Orologio The Canicatti Clock Tower was built around the 1930s by the engineer Luigi Portalone after the previous one was knocked down during Fascism. Inside are the ancient seventeenth-century bells that until a few years ago marked the hours of the day.
Palermo - Walls, towers and gates Torre Saracena The Saracen towers are fortifications that date back to Roman times, with greater expansion in the Kingdom of Naples. We can distinguish these buildings in defense and sighting towers. Over the centuries the towers have often changed shape, moving from a circular shape to a square, this for strategic reasons, in fact needed them to defend against the attacks of cannon blows.
Pollina - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Finale The Finale Tower was built in 1597 as a Spanish sighting facility. During the nineteenth century the Tower was placed under the superintendence of Baron Michele Collotti of Castelbuono. Later, over the years, the building was enriched with a terrace able to offer tourists a suggestive panorama of the coast.
Pozzallo - Walls, towers and gates Torre Cabrera The Cabrera Tower was built at the beginning of the fifteenth century by the will of Count Giovanni Bernardo Cabrera. The tower served as a defense and protection against pirate invasions. In 1693, part of the tower was destroyed due to a strong earthquake. Not much time passed and the structure was renovated. Currently, the tower is a National Monument and it is also the coat of arms of the city.
Prizzi - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Castello di Prizzi The Tower was part of the castle built in 745 during the period when Sicily was under Byzantine rule. The building was built for reasons of defence against the attacks of the Turks. The castle was composed of three towers of which only one remained. The three-meter-high tower was restored by Matteo Bonello.
Randazzo - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Giuliano o Aragonese The Gate of San Giuliano, otherwise recognized as the Aragonese Gate, dates back to the 13th century. Above the door, the banners of Peter I of Aragon are visible. It is one of the four doors which were part of the walls of Randazzo. It extends on the longest side of the city walls. Near the door, customs officers were allocating who checked the products arrived in the city.
San Vito Lo Capo - Walls, towers and gates Torre Torrazzo The Torrazzo Tower was built between the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century, for reasons of defence from enemies. It has a circular structure with large stones. The Torrazzo Tower is one of the oldest towers in San Vito Lo Capo and it is for this reason that it is also called “old tower”.
San Vito Lo Capo - Walls, towers and gates Torre Uzzo The Uzzo Towers were built in 1583 by the Florentine architect Camillo Camilliani and later were the subject of numerous restorations. All towers are built with a square base structure.
Sciacca - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Tradimento The Tower of Betrayal was built around the fifteenth century with the task of defending the area of the homonymous Cala. The structure stands between an ancient house with pergola on the outside and another with metal frames. The composition is cylindrical with a diameter of six meters and has a terrace cover for collecting rainwater.
Sciacca - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Salvatore The Porta San Salvatore was the main entrance door to the city of Sciacca. It takes its name from the homonymous church that is located near, and as the oldest door it presents different architectural constructions. The construction consists of different ornaments, cornucopias and commas that fascinate anyone interested in visiting it.
Marsala - Walls, towers and gates Torrione di Mozia The Tower of Mozia is part of a massive plant consisting largely of square blocks and large masses of raw bricks. This makes us think of the various shifts of matter that have been there over the decades. It is assumed that the great activity of moving materials dates back to the 6th and 5th centuries BC. The Tower is one of the most visited monuments in the area, since it is a great testimony to the fortifications of the Moziesi.
Augusta - Walls, towers and gates Torre Avalos The Tower of Avalos was built in 1570 by Viceroy Don Francisco Fernandez Avalos de Aquino. It is located on the island that is located in the Ionian Sea, in Sicily. Officially it is part of the municipality of Augusta in the province of Syracuse in Sicily. The Tower and the Lantern were demolished in 1678 by the French, in 1681 it was rebuilt. The tower of Avalos has a height of 26 m. It was used by the Navy as a port control zone until the 1970s. It belongs to medieval times.
Messina - Walls, towers and gates Torre Bianca o Mozza The White Tower, otherwise called Torre Scollato, has a truncated conical shape. In addition to the main function of defending production and commercial activities against pirate attacks, it was used as a place for collecting and collecting groceries and was also a support for radio and television antennas. The construction was modified and today's appearance is due to military use during the British occupation in the 19th century. The tower has great cultural and architectural importance.
Messina - Walls, towers and gates Bastione San Vincenzo The Bastion of San Vincenzo was positioned in the homonymous fort, already existing in the ancient city walls of Messina. It was built at the behest of Charles V, and designed by the architect Antonio Ferramolino, with the aim of strengthening the defense of the city and providing an urban planning of Messina.
Nicosia - Walls, towers and gates Torre Campanaria del Duomo The Bell Tower is an excellent example of Gothic-Norman architecture of the Sicily region and is part of the Cathedral of Nicosia. It was recently rebuilt as long ago it was damaged by lightning at the top.
Noto - Walls, towers and gates Porta Reale Ferdinandea The Ferdinandea Royal Gate of Noto is the symbol of entry into the city. It was designed in 1838 in honor of King Ferdinand II of Bourbon. The construction was completed in the same year and is still well preserved today.
Noto - Walls, towers and gates Porta d. Montagna The door to the Mountain, from which you access Monte Alveria, is located in the “Ancient Noto”, the ancient town of Noto destroyed in 1693 by a powerful earthquake. Noto had powerful walls (fortifications) from which it was accessed through two north and south gates and seven smaller gates, one of these precisely “The Gate of the Mountain”. The fortifications were erected during the Arab domination between the 800 and 900 the door is still well preserved.
Cinisi - Walls, towers and gates Torre Molinazzo The Mulinazzo Tower was built in 1552 by Viceroy Juan de Vega. In 1584 the tower was completed, and today it is presented on a pyramidal trunk structure.
Cinisi - Walls, towers and gates Torre dell' Orsa The Tonnara dell'Ursa tower is a coastal defense tower, located in the Municipality of Cinisi, in Palermo. In 1401 the building was owned by the Abbey of San Martino delle Scale. Currently, the whole complex, including the tower, are owned by the Municipality of Cinisi.
Corleone - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Castello Soprano The Tower of the Soprano Castle is the only part still clearly visible structurally that has arrived until today. This construction dates back to the second half of the 13th century and was erected on a cliff, to defend and control the various settlements in the area. But in general, there are only ruins of the structure.
Gangi - Walls, towers and gates Torre Saracena The Saracen Tower was built in the Middle Ages with the function of defense and control of the surrounding territory. It owes its name to the cylindrical shape it holds. The Tower was accessed through a ladder of pegs that led to the opening from the ogival arch located in the north. Currently the property is located in the area of relevance of the Capuchin Monastery of Gangi.
Gangi - Walls, towers and gates Torre dei Ventimiglia The Ventimiglia Tower was built in 1337 by Francis I and is characterized by a Gothic-Norman structure. In 1560 it was attached to the Mother Church of which it constitutes the bell tower. The tower has a square structure divided into three levels and shows on the upper floors a clock placed in 1758.
Carini - Walls, towers and gates Torre Muzza Torre Muzza was built during the course around the 16th and 17th centuries and was also called Torrazza. Its function was purely defensive of the Sicilian coast and was in visual connection with the Tower of Isola delle Femmine and with two other towers in the area. It is currently in a state of disrepair and only the base remains of the original structure.
Carini - Walls, towers and gates Torre Ciachea Torre Ciachea or Ciachia is located in the locality of Carini. This type of construction was built because the area was very swampy and swampy and therefore there was a need to have buildings that were raised and allow the cultivation of the products of the area. Today it is privately owned and is used for events, such as ceremonies or weddings.
Carlentini - Walls, towers and gates Torrioni di Carlentini Diroccato The towers of Carlentini date back to the sixteenth century and are defensive fortifications that were built by the Spaniards. Unfortunately, the construction of these buildings has not been completed. Also for this reason, only parts of the structure are visible today. The towers are located in the historic center, incorporated with the rest of today's buildings.
Cefalu' - Walls, towers and gates Torre Calura The origin of the tower dates back to the 16th century, commissioned by Marco Antonio Colonna as part of the defensive system of the coast. It is a typical sighting structure of a square plan, which at the time used to control almost the entire adjacent area. Today, the building is privately owned, but does not show up in a good state of preservation.
Enna - Walls, towers and gates Torre di San Giovanni What remained of the Church of St. John the Baptist. Restored in the '60s and '70s, has a construction of a small Arabic Norman dome in place of the conical spire in majolica that originally surmounted it.
Ragusa - Walls, towers and gates Porta Walter Walter Porta ( or Vattiri) is the only one of the five entrances (south) to the ancient city that has endured for centuries. Today's door, high 5 meters and wide 3 meters, was built in the first half of '600 during the visit of the Viceroy of Sicily
Camastra - Walls, towers and gates Torre Castellazzo Its construction can be dated to different periods. A part of the structure belongs to the Paleolithic age while the terrace to the 16th century. Currently, the tower is in a state of abandonment and decay.