Garitta di Santa Tecla by emmecielle
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The heat continues to bedevil the Sicilian days! It continues to go to the seaside, on this time the water is really wonderful, warm and inviting without too much clutter!
I've already inserted some photos of the Garitta in Santa Tecla, a small village overlooking the sea where I spent the summer with my grandsons, but never in the foreground!
It's a lookout tower overlooking the sea, built in the sixteenth century due to a few raids of Turkish pirates.
The small fortified building is located on a picturesque outcrop of lava rock. The Garitta has a quadrangular plan and a large masonry in mortar and lava stone. The roof of the building is four slopes. For each cardinal point are rectangular slits.
Have a good weekend! :)
Thanks for looking and for previous comments and fav!
Comments (61)
Hendesse
Excellent and very impressive shot. What a fantastic place.
farmerC
Exellent shot.
SIGMAWORLD
Sehr gutes Foto!
durleybeachbum
What a peculiar building! Very interesting indeed, especially the rocks!
kbrog
Superb capture of this fantastic look-out tower! :) Looks awesome coming up out of the lava rocks and I can see a small water cave at the bottom.
flora-crassella
an interesting story and building! GREAT picture!!!!!!
Feliciti
excellent capture and impressive too !!like the view on the sea too!!
Rhanagaz
Great shot! Think to live there all the year!? :o)
annie5
What a nice scene..interesting capture! :)
lior
Superb and impressive scene: excellent capture!
mayrannes
Una bella foto che mette in risalto la roccia lavica. Io continuo ad andare a fare i bagni ad Acicastello, scuola permettendo.
dochtersions
This is such a very beautiful place, so special. The colors, the stones, as a special form. Your photo is superb and looks so vivid, dear Maria C.. Thanks for telling the history behind it, very interesting.
Lashia
Wow beautiful landscape, love the colours here- thanks for sharing! :) By the way, have you checked out the Halloween Photography Contest! "Zombie Apocalypse!"
ginb
beautiful sea place, thanks
adrie
Very beautiful view and capture my friend, love it.
0rest4wicked
Good composition and color!
blinkings
Very cool indeed. Gotta watch out for those Turkish pirates!
gunsan
Fantastic building. This beautiful shot makes me long to see it in real!
jocko500
very lovely shot of history
CaressingTheDark
This is such a stunning capture. Love this so much
Sylvia
~Impressive~ THANKS for sharing!!!
virginiese
So interesting. The photo is wonderful and the water looks warm, indeed. How lucky you are to have a swim in September. Here it is cloudy and rainy :-(
UteBigSmile
Amazing capture!
Bossie_Boots
Oh wow amazing capture !
tofi
A gorgeous view! Your photograph is taken with such lovely lighting, accentuating such a perfect view of this most impressive and curious place. It reminds me of a mysterious, and secret lookout, though on the water! Excellent capture!
mariogiannecchini
Qui ho acceso ora il computer , spento verso le 13.00 per un violento temporale , tuoni , fulmini , vento , scorsci d'acqua e verie intterruzioni di corrente . Bella foto e posto incantevole , splendida acqua azzurra ! Buona domenica.
jmb007
belle photo!!
bebert
je ne pense pas que je vivrais là-dedans :)))) belle photo pour un site tout à fait charmant ! baci
carlx
Wonderful photography and details!!!
missblue
Amazing capture!