VILLAPIANA SARACEN TOWER
The tower is situated in the territory of the beautiful municipality of Villapiana, a village placed on an hill bordered by the Sibari plain North-Eastwards. In ancient times it was known as Leutermia, a name it has maintained until the XI century when it was destroyed by Saracen attacks. Once restored the village was called Casalnuovo and later Villapiana. During the XV century, a tower was built near the seashore: it is the wellpreserved watchtower also known as Saracen Tower.