Torre dell'Omomorto, Renaissance tower in Castrignano del Capo, Italy.

Torre dell'Omomorto stands near the lungomare Cristoforo Colombo at Santa Maria di Leuca. Its lower part is a truncated cone; above a cordolo it becomes cylindrical, ending in a terrace with merlons for artillery. Unlike the usual torri martello, it has a door instead of a cannon embrasure at the base. The walls are squared blocks of local calcarenite called carparo, laid with lime mortar.

Luigi Tasselli dates the tower to 1555, built under Andrea Gonzaga, count of Alessano from 1560. It was the only Salento tower in visual contact with both the Adriatic and Ionian coasts, linking Torre Santa Maria di Leuca to the north-east and Torre Marchiello to the north-west. Abandoned in 1846, it was restored in 1878 by Marquis Imperiali of Florence, who enclosed it with a square wall and added a stepped ramp.

The name "Uomo Morto" comes from human bones found in a cave near the tower. The structure was abandoned in 1846. Today it stands by the lungomare Cristoforo Colombo, and its name is the most visible trace of the site's local memory.

The tower sits on the coast and is best reached by car or on foot via the coastal road. The best time to visit is during stable weather, as the exposed location can be quite windy.

Because of its position, Torre dell'Omomorto was the only tower in the Salento able to signal visually to both coasts: northeast to Torre Santa Maria di Leuca on the Adriatic and northwest to Torre Marchiello on the Ionian. Its name comes from human bones found in a nearby cave. In 1878 the Marquis Imperiali of Florence took it in emphyteusis, restored it and enclosed it with a square wall and a stepped ramp.