Mulinazzo Tower in Cinisi
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Mulinazzo Tower in Cinisi is one of the towers of the coastal defensive system wanted by the viceroy Juan de Vega.
The nearby Torre di Pozzillo and Torre dell'Ursa were also part of this large defensive system for sighting Saracen fleets, as well as the falling towers in the territory of Carini and Terrasini.
It was built starting from 1552 and its construction took up a good part of the second half of the 1500s. Up until 1578 the base of the tower was of a truncated cone shape, but following a survey of the viceroy Marco Antonio Colonna, it was decided to build a further floor and to incorporate the truncated conical base into a modern structure.
The Tower has a sloping base with freestone edges. In the upper part of the facade there is a crowning with corbels that remained unfinished.
The first floor, which can be reached via an iron staircase, has a single large room with a barrel vault and, on the walls, a large fireplace and a built-in wardrobe . There is also a piping system to convey rainwater to a cistern below.
The tower remained active until 1805, today it is state property, aeronautics branch, and therefore the interior cannot be visited.
