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)
m_j_s
Oh wow what a stunning little building! I love how it seems to go organically out of the rock!
Jay-el-Jay
A great shot of this lookout.
mgtcs
Spectacular photo here, excellent textures and colors here, wonderful vision, congratulations1
mickuk50
Hello Maria ,hope you are well my Friend :o)..The detail in this is amazing . Mick
bobrgallegos
Very beautiful capture!!!
sharky_
Interesting capture of this little place. Aloha
npauling
A wonderful capture of this very impressive look out. It is so beautifully blended into the rock for a great view all around and yet cammoflaged from the enemy.
cannonn
great imagenation !!!superb
JaneEden
What an interesting photo and intro, superbly done as always, thanks, hugs Jane xx
junge1
Beautifully captured Maria and an interesting history!
LindaMcC
An awesome subject and a great capture! Did I ever tell you my relatives on my maternal grandmother's side are from Sciacca? My dream is to someday visit Sicily. ps.. Thank you for your kind welcome back. :)
myrrhluz
What an amazing place! It looks impossible to get out to the tower. Beautiful colors, textures, and detail. Wonderful shapes and streaks in the rocks. Lovely view and capture and interesting information.
danapommet
Wonderful photo and I do see allthe lava rocks. I would not want to attack that tower. Dana
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T Y
helanker
WOW ! What a super beautiful ruin there on the rocks. You really did a great job capturing it go clearly.
psyoshida
Perfect spot for an outlook. Great shot and the blue waters below do seem cooling and inviting. I love the history as well.
Richardphotos
I do not see a door.maybe a secret entry?very striking structure
BessieB
What a great place to visit, a fabulous capture
aksirp
most beautiful place and picture, i think i has seen that 32 years ago...was very young then and had other things in my brain..;)
Carlazzo
Magnificent! Excellent!
Marinette
...in questo posto vorrei abitarci io. MERAVIGLIOSA. :)
delaorden_ojeda
well seen and captured , great textures and details , great pov , thanks so much for your comments !
Darkwish
Nice pic! Very well done!
tennesseecowgirl
lovely!
mairekas
Amazing capture!
kjer_99
You don't post pictures of buildings very often, but this is certainly an impressive one.
bmac62
Really caught my eye as I wandered through your gallery this morning. Nicely done.
LBJ2
Fantastic capture and motif, Maria. A very interesting piece of architecture, with the purpose of defence and lookout. A great piece of history. Still standing after 300-400 years. Amazing isn't it.+5
dragonmuse
Beautuful capture.
Celart
Bellissimo POV, finemente dettagliata, bel contrasto generale. Bella foto