Caprona tower

Castles and Fortresses

On the rocky spur above the town of Caprona stands the “Torre degli Upezzinghi”, a nineteenth-century copy of the tower of the ancient castle existing in the mid-eleventh century, mentioned by Dante (Inferno, XXI, 94-96) and dismantled by Florence in 1433. The tower commonly called “Torretta” is located on the top of a rocky spur, in a highly suggestive position overlooking the slopes of Mount Pisano. Today it is in a complete state of neglect and would need to be made safe.