The Truglia Tower () is a historic coastal tower in Sperlonga, Italy.
History It is assumed that the tower was built in 1532 on the remains of a previous Roman watchtower. After being destroyed by the corsair Barbarossa on August 8, 1534Tommaso Avallone, Justified by Faith The Intriguing Story of Giulia Gonzaga, Countess of Fondi, 2020, chapter 5, it was rebuilt in 1535 as part of a wide campaign of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor to protect the coast of ItalyTommaso Avallone, Justified by Faith The Intriguing Story of Giulia Gonzaga, Countess of Fondi, 2020, chapter 9.
Documentation of the tower is available from 1611, when the tower hosted a garrison of soldiers under command of one corporal Benedetto Veltrano. The tower was again invaded by the Turks in 1623FORTIFICAZIONI PREVENTIVE IL SISTEMA DI DIFESA DI COSTA: STORIA E PROBLEMI DI CONSERVAZIONE, ARMANDO CARAMANICA EDITORE, 2016, pages 30-31.
In 1690 the tower was described: "at the tip of the rock, which protrudes above the sea, is the watchtower called Truglio: a tower with three pieces of iron with two snap-hooks, inhabited by a soldier and in the summer by another added by the University."
Restorations of the tower were carried out in the beginning of the 21st century and completed in 2009.
Description The building is located on the tip of the headland where the village of Sperlonga stands, overlooking the Gulf of Gaeta. The tower has a quadrilateral plan with four corner buttresses.
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