Thousands of ancient watchtowers – “torries” in Italian – survive along the coasts of Italy, but very few people (even those who live near them) know much about their fascinating history and purpo
Thousands of ancient watchtowers – “torries” in Italian – survive along the coasts of Italy, but very few people (even those who live near them) know much about their fascinating history and purpose. “Barbarossa and the Towers of Italy,” a new documentary film reveals the never-before-told story of their rich history. No one can say for sure when the first coastal watchtowers were built along the shores of Italy’s Ionian and Tyrrhenian coasts and on the islands of Sardegna and Sicily. The cone-shaped watchtowers built by the Nuragic people on Sardegna date back to 1500 BC. The more modern ones built by the Greeks are from 350 BC.