Torre del Pozzo

Torre del Pozzo
Frazione
Torre del Pozzo

Location of Torre del Pozzo in Italy

Coordinates: IT 40°05′06.72″N 08°29′31.00″E / 40.0852000°N 8.4919444°E / 40.0852000; 8.4919444Coordinates: IT 40°05′06.72″N 08°29′31.00″E / 40.0852000°N 8.4919444°E / 40.0852000; 8.4919444
Country  Italy
Region  Sardinia
Province Oristano (OR)
Comune Cuglieri
Elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Demonym(s)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Torre del Pozzo is a small coastal village in Sardinia within the municipal territory of Cuglieri. 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, eroded through the limestone and sandstone by the sea. It gushes sea water when the Mistral blows from the north-west.


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