Torre Colimena

10 minutes by car

Torre Colimena is a sea hamlet belonging to the town of Manduria. It is placed in the so called “Terra d’Arneo”, east of San Pietro in Bevagna, between the protected areas of Salina dei Monaci (in the West) and the Palude del Conte (in the East). It is part of a coastal defense system of towers built by Emperor Charles V, king of Spain, after the invasion of Otranto by the Turkish in 1480, in order to defend Salento from their frequent invasions.