Observation and watchtower accessible via a small path directly from the SP81 provincial road. When it was in use, the tower could only be reached by a ladder over the high entrance door. This was stowed inside the tower by the security guards for their own safety after entry. Unfortunately, the tower cannot be climbed, but you still have a great view of the Spiaggie di Abbacurrente and the beach of Platamona.
The Abbacurrente tower represents an element of the complex of fortified structures which, from the early Middle Ages to the mid-19th century, performed the function of defence, sighting and communication along the Sardinian coast.
Located on the edge of the sea, on a rocky protrusion at the left end of the long Platamona beach, the tower mainly had a signaling purpose. Due to its small size, it could only accommodate a small garrison. Its strategic location allowed visual contact with the towers of Isola Piana, Trabucado and, on clear days, also with that of Isola Rossa.
The Abbacurrente tower is a tower belonging to the complex of fortified structures which, from the early Middle Ages to the mid-nineteenth century, formed the defensive, sighting and communication system …
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