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Torre San Giovanni, Oristano, Sardinia
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The tower of San Giovanni, so named for being close to the church of San Giovanni di Sinis, was built between the end of the 16th and the start of the 17th century. The Crown of Spain built the towers of San Giovanni (St. Johns), of Torre Vecchia or San Marco (Old Tower or St. Mark) and the Sevo (Turr’e Seu) along the coast of the Sinis of Cabras. The towers were part of a coastal defense system against pirate raids from North Africa.
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