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Torre di Capo Malfatano
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October 11, 2021
Along the provincial road 71, after passing the beach of Tuerredda, it is possible to identify a small port area that can be reached by taking a dirt road with an entrance on the left (with respect to the direction of travel coming from Pula / Domus de Maria). Inside the aforementioned road there is a fish farm, but above all it is possible to park and then walk to the beautiful Torre di Capo Malfatano, located right on the tip of the cliff. The original name refers to a port used by the merchants of Amalfi, it was also called "fortalessa de Marfattà" in 1593 or "fortalessa de San Francisco de Marfattà" in 1595, while it currently takes its name from the locality of the same name. The construction of the tower dates back to the years immediately following 1578, the year in which it was proposed by De Moncada who fifteen years later, in January 1593, was named the first alcade. The main functions were sighting and control with the military garrison equipped with cannons, guns and rifles. In 1764 the tower was attacked by about 400 barbareschi but the then Alcadian Giovanni Battista Pinna led the defense which had a positive outcome in favor of his tower and during which about 100 assailants were injured. In July 1812, following the Barbarian attack on Sant’Antioco, the garrison was strengthened and brought to five soldiers and a corporal. The garrison of this structure continued even after the dissolution of the Administration of the Towers. In 1847 Giovanni Santo Zedda, sergeant of the Royal Artillery Corps, formerly of the Coltellazzo tower in Pula, was transferred there. In the years 1605, 1784, 1817 and finally in 1823 various restoration interventions were carried out, made necessary both due to the incursions suffered and the effects of time on the structures. The latest restoration was recently carried out by the B.A.A.A.S. of Cagliari. The Capo Malfatano tower is in visual contact with the other towers of Piscinnì, Budello and Porto Scudo.
Along the provincial road 71, after passing the beach of Tuerredda, it is possible to identify a small port area that can be reached by taking a dirt road with an entrance on the left (with respect to the direction of travel coming from Pula / Domus de Maria). Inside the aforementioned road there is…
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Teulada, Sardegna
Capo Malfatano