{"id":29449,"date":"2023-07-26T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idese.cultura.gov.it\/place\/torre-isola-rossa\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:52:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T09:52:35","slug":"torre-isola-rossa","status":"publish","type":"place","link":"https:\/\/idese.cultura.gov.it\/en\/place\/torre-isola-rossa\/","title":{"rendered":"Torre Isola Rossa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The\u00a0<strong>lookout tower<\/strong>, also known as<strong>\u00a0the Spanish tower, <\/strong>sits in the small seaside town of <strong>Isola Rossa<\/strong>, a hamlet of Trinit\u00e0 d&#8217;Agultu e Vignola. Opposite the town, about 400 metres from the coast, is a small island from where the town takes its name.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The tower was built between <strong>1578 and 1595<\/strong> to defend the coastal areas from regular invasions by <strong>Saracen pirates<\/strong>. It subsequently served to limit the flow of illegal immigrants between <strong>Sardinia<\/strong>\u00a0and neighbouring\u00a0<strong>Corsica<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The imposing building was constructed on a small rocky promontory offering an extensive view and control of a wide stretch of sea. Its cylindrical shape, standing on a circular base, is built entirely with red granite. <strong>Standing almost eleven metres high<\/strong>, its only entrance is a small room which is difficult to reach as it is located at a height of five metres.<\/p>\n<div>Some important events in the history of Sardinia took place in the shade of its imposing presence.\u00a0In <strong>1672,<\/strong>\u00a0some of those involved in the plot to kill the\u00a0<b>Viceroy of Sardinia<\/b>, including the Marchese di Cea, lured there under false pretences, lost their lives. 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