In the Municipality of Bonifati, between 1558 and 1567, four coastal towers (of Telegrafo, Capo, Fella and Parise) were built to defend against the continuous pirate raids.
To these were added a series of tower houses scattered throughout the countryside to complete the complex defensive system.
The constructions were ordered by the Viceroy of Naples, the Duke D’Alcalà Don Pedro Alfan de Rivera.
The Torre di Porta di Mare or Torre di Porta Malvitana, has 16th century architecture with a quadrangular plan (where the crenellated curb is still visible).
The Telegraph Tower was completely destroyed in the 1638 earthquake, the only survivors are two blocks of masonry.
The 15th century Torre del Capo, recently restored, is cylindrical in shape. In 1852 it was used as a telegraph and during World War I and II it was used by the Italian Navy.
The Tower of Fella is of Norman age (1112 – 1154) of the period of Roger II, strengthened in the sixteenth century.
