TORRE DEL TUSCIANO Cilento Coast- PAESTUM-House for sale in Spineta, Italy

The Coastal Towers of the Principality of Citra Le Torri Costiere del Principato Citra The series of coastal towers built by the Spanish viceroys of Naples in the sixteenth century has aroused the interest of architectural historians only since the sixties of the last century. A Corsair sea ....... The Mediterranean sea, that of Ulysses and Aeneas has long been a difficult limit to cross, a dark road full of pitfalls. For centuries, Muslim power has dominated the Mediterranean, where the Italian peninsula was the only bulwark of a different culture. Several factors combined to determine the dimensions of the towers: the need for a certain size of the square and to reach such a height as to be able to visually communicate with the other towers, the resistance to attacks, the conformation of the laying surface of the foundations, the position with respect to at the sea. The order of the governor of the Principality of Citra, Giovan Maria Costanzo, dated 1563 for the construction of a first section of seven towers with a circular base with twelve square palms. Of these towers, those of Salerno (Torre Picentina), of Battipaglia (Torre del Tusciano), the two of Capaccio (Torre Sele and Torre Paestum) and the last of Agropoli (Torre San Marco) are still in place today TORRE DEL TUSCIANO Municipality of Battipaglia Location: Mouth of the river Tusciano - Spineta area- Cadastral data: fg.10 part.5 Private property Private area on which the stands tower about 2000sqm Base dimensions: diameter 11.10mt Basic wall thickness: 3.50mt Rooms: two, plus a guardhouse on the square Foundations: not visible Throne: 12 arranged in a radial pattern Classification: Barrage Tower and Cavallara The Tusciano tower, after the Picentina, is the second located further north among the seven that rise in the stretch from Salerno to Agropoli as decided by the Governor of the Principality Citra, Giovan M; aria de Costanzo, in 1553, and designed by ing. Of the Royal Court, Benvenuto Tortelli, work began in October 1563. The Tusciano tower is located on the left bank of the Tusciano river, near its outlet to the sea, has a circular plan, tapered upwards and is in an excellent state of conservation, having been reused first as a home and today as a B & B-home Holidays. The tower is internally divided into two levels, both the two rooms have a diameter of 4.10 meters and are covered with a lowered basin vault. The first room, on the ground level, now used as a garage, was the cistern and performed the task of collecting rainwater. To meet today's housing needs, a building has been added to the tower on the eastern side and the first level is accessed from the terrace of this building volume. The second room of the tower was crossed, before the modernization, in the middle by a single ramp, which led from the entrance to the square. Today only the second part of the ramp remains of this subdivision, a first ramp runs for a quarter of the internal curved wall of the tower until it reaches an intermediate level. The Tusciano tower had the southern part of the square occupied by the guardhouse, an area of 10x5.35m3, vaulted with a lowered barrel. Currently, others have been added to this room, leaving only the part facing the sea free. The tower tapered upwards, has a throne-like crown of 12, which are more elongated than the other towers. Both inside and outside it was possible to observe that the walls, like the vaults, are formed by blocks of yellow tuff, not available locally but in the Vesuvius and Phlegraean areas. We offer for sale the splendid Torre del Tusciano, located on the coast road that leads from Salerno to Agropoli. We offer for sale the splendid Torre del Tusciano, located on the coast road that leads from Salerno to Agropoli. The tower of considerable artistic and architectural value, has a considerable value given the development envisaged by the municipality of Battipaglia and Salerno, in fact it is located close to the coast and alongside numerous seaside resorts, the future vocation of the area will be purely tourist. The Coastal Towers of the Principality Citra The series of coastal towers built by the Spanish viceroys of Naples in the sixteenth century has aroused the interest of architectural historians only since the sixties of the last century. A corsair sea....... The Mediterranean sea, that of Ulysses and Aeneas has long been a difficult limit to cross, a dark road full of pitfalls. For centuries, Muslim power hegemonized the Mediterranean, where the Italian peninsula was the only bulwark of a different culture. Several factors contributed to determining the size of the towers: the need for a certain size of the square and to reach heights such as to be able to communicate visually with the other towers, the resistance to attacks, the conformation of the laying plan of the foundations, the position with respect to the sea. The order of the governor of the Principality Citra, Giovan Maria Costanzo, of 1563 of construction of a first stretch of seven towers with a circular base with twelve palms of the square. TORRE DEL TUSCIANO Municipality of Battipaglia Location: Mouth of the river Tusciano -locality Spineta- Cadastral data: fg.10 part.5 Property: Private Private area on which the tower insists about 2000sqm Basic dimensions: diameter 11.10mt Walls base thickness: 3.50mt Environments: two, plus guard on the square Foundations: not visible Troniere: n ° 12 arranged in a radial Classification: Tower of barrage and Cavallara Of these towers today are still in place that of Salerno (Torre Picentina), of Battipaglia (Torre del Tusciano), the two of Capaccio (Torre Sele and Torre Paestum) and the last of Agropoli (Torre San Marco) The Tusciano tower, after the Picentina, is the second located further north among the seven that rise in the stretch from Salerno to Agropoli as decided by the Governor of the Principality Citra, Giovan Maria de Costanzo, in 1553, and designed by Ing. Of the Royal Court, Benvenuto Tortelli, work began in October 1563. The Tusciano tower is located on the left bank of the Tusciano river, near its outlet to the sea, has a circular plan, tapered upwards and is in an excellent state of conservation, having been reused first as a home and today as a B & B-holiday home. The tower is internally divided into two levels, both rooms have a diameter of 4.10 meters and are covered with a lowered basin vault. The first room, on the ground level, now used as a garage, was the cistern and performed the task of collecting rainwater. To meet today's housing needs, a building has been added to the tower on the eastern side and from the terrace of this building volume you can access the first level. The second room of the tower was crossed, before the modernization, in the middle by a single ramp, which from the entrance led to the square. Today only the second part of the ramp remains of this subdivision, a first ramp runs for a quarter along the inner curved wall of the tower until it reaches an intermediate level. The tower of Tusciano had the southern part of the square occupied by the guardhouse, an environment of m3.10x5.35, vaulted with a lowered barrel. Currently others have been added to this room, leaving the only part facing the sea free. The tower tapered upwards, has the crowning to thrones in number of 12, which are more elongated than the other towers. Both inside and outside it was possible to observe that the walls like the vaults, are formed by blocks of yellow tuff, not available on site but in the Vesuvius and Phlegraean area. We offer for sale the Splendid Tower of Tusciano, located on the coast road that leads from Salerno to Agropoli. The tower of considerable artistic and architectural value, has a considerable value given the development envisaged by the municipality of Battipaglia and Salerno, in fact it is located close to the coast and next to numerous seaside resorts, the future vocation of the area will be purely tourist.