Torre del Pozzo | |
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Torre del Pozzo Location of Torre del Pozzo in Italy | |
Coordinates: 40°05′06.72″N 08°29′31.00″E / 40.0852000°N 8.4919444°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sardinia |
Province | Oristano (OR) |
Comune | Cuglieri |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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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