This like so many other towers along the coast, was designed and built during the 16th C., in answer to the invitation made by Pope Pius V to the large families of the area, to see to the defence of the coast against the raids by Turkish pirates.

The tower is thirty meters tall and square in shape. It has a very sturdy base with tilted walls; the walls are very thick and access was gained to it, as it is today, by means of a ramp and a drawbridge. The visit to the castle is interesting and evocative and once again provides evidence of the defensive role played by Ardea and its territory at various times in history.