Built around the year 1500 to prevent pirate attacks, Bari’s watchtowers are still visible all along its coastline.
Tall, stocky, and isolated, all towers were built according to precise rules: they were to be erected by a channel, 2.5 miles apart from one another, and connected to the castles along the coast; they were to be square-sectioned, have windows along their sides, and lookouts on the terrace.
Among the few towers still remaining, the Torre Pelosa – placed at the center of the square in the Torre a Mare neighborhood – is worth checking out.
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