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A tower built between the 16th and 17th centuries to protect the Capo San Marco Peninsula, overlooking the eastern side of the Cape.

Between the 16th and 17th centuries, on the orders of the Spanish Crown, the towers of San Giovanni (known as Torre Spagnola), Capo San Marco (known as Torre Vecchia) and del Sevo (known as Turr'e Seu) were built along the Sinis coast of Cabras. Like the other Sardinian coastal towers, they were built to protect the local population from the raids of pirates and Barbary corsairs from nearby North Africa. Another tower, Su Pottu, was probably built at the end of the 17th century, on the bank of the Cabras Pond with the function of guarding and protecting the fishing trade in the lake basin. The other tower located on the Capo San Marco Peninsula is the Torre Vecchia or Torre di Capo San Marco, and is situated along the east coast. It has a truncated cone shape with a diameter of 7.55 metres at the base and 7.25 meters at the top, and a height of 8.70 meters. Access to the tower was directly from the terrace by means of a rope or ladder, which could be easily pulled in by the guards in case of danger. The tower is built of sandstone ashlars and originally had wall faces plastered with lime mortar. (source: https://www.tharros.sardegna.it/visita-il-sinis/torre-di-san-giovanni-e-torre-vecchia/)

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