Torre del Pozzo

Torre del Pozzo
View of the watch tower from the beach
View of the watch tower from the beach
Torre del Pozzo is located in Italy
Torre del Pozzo
Torre del Pozzo
Location of Torre del Pozzo in Italy
Coordinates: 40°05′06.72″N 08°29′31.00″E / 40.0852000°N 8.4919444°E / 40.0852000; 8.4919444
CountryItaly
Region Sardinia
ProvinceOristano (OR)
ComuneCuglieri
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Torre del Pozzo is a small coastal village in Sardinia within the municipal territory of Cuglieri.[1]

It includes the 7 km long Arenas beach and is flanked by a large marine pine forest.

The tower on the headland once served as a watch tower to safe-guard the island from invaders from the sea.

There is also a natural vertical tunnel not far from the tower, S'Archittu, eroded through the limestone and sandstone by the sea.[1] It gushes sea water when the Mistral blows from the north-west.

References

  1. ^ a b Ardito, Fabrizio (2014). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Sardinia. DK. p. 133. ISBN 9781465431738. Retrieved 25 November 2025.