Torre Uluzzo is located near Porto Selvaggio Park, almost 100 metres far from the sea and at an altitude of 32 metres. Partly collapsed, it has been recently restored.

The tower is also known as Crustano but its real name derives from uluzzu, dialect word used to indicate the asphodel, a plant of the giliaceae found in the surrounding Mediterranean scrub. Torre Uluzzo communicates to the south with Torre dell'Alto and to the north with Torre Inserraglio. It is located on a cliff overhanging the sea. This enchanting cove is also an area of great archaeological interest, known for some of the best known prehistoric sites in Europe, including “La Grotta del Cavallo” (horse cave), where an indigenous culture of the Upper Palaeolithic called “Uluuzziana” was discovered.

History

Torre Uluzzo has been mentioned in the cartography since the 16th century, initially with the name 'Torre del Capo delle Vedove', then 'Torre del Crustamo', 'Torre de Crostomo', and finally 'Torre Uluzzo'.

It was accessible in 1569 according to the Viceroy's lists. The construction was awarded in March 1568 to Leonardo Spalletta from Nardò, who had to build it according to the design of the Royal Engineer Giovanni Tommaso Scala and deliver it within eight months from the following May 1. A later document shows that in 1583 Spalletta had not yet received the balance from the royal court for the work on the tower.

In 2020, the ruin was finally restored and secured. Some documents of that time show that the tower, still efficient in 1695, was already badly damaged in the 18th century.