Torre Jafi, 16th-century watchtower in Licata, Italy

Torre Jafi is a cylindrical watchtower built in the first half of the 16th century, standing about six kilometres from Licata at 11 metres above sea level. Its ashlar walls measure 9.80 metres in diameter and retain patches of lime plaster and remains of the corbels of the astragal crowning. The upper floor is a single room with a shallow dome vault.

Torre Jafi was built in the first half of the 16th century by the architect Camillo Camilliani, who also designed the Fontana Pretoria in Palermo and towers such as Carlo V at Porto Empedocle. It guarded the wide Ciotta beach and the agricultural hinterland as the defence of the fief of the Duke of Gaffe, a Catalan noble family that came to Sicily under Frederick III and built its residence, a church and a rural settlement here.

The tower takes its name from the Gaffe fief of a Catalan noble family that came to Sicily under Frederick III and built a dwelling, a church and a rural settlement here; about a hundred people still live in the adjacent village. Beside the tower stands the small church of San Giusippuzzu di Gafi, and between 1915 and 1958 the village had its own stop on the Agrigento–Naro–Licata railway line.

The best time to visit is during daylight when the structure and sea views are clearest. Access is via the coastal road from Licata, where parking spots are located near the tower.

The tower was served by its own railway stop, Gaffe, on the Agrigento–Naro–Licata line between 1915 and 1958, so the nearby village could be reached by train. The cylindrical structure measures 9.80 metres in diameter and keeps traces of lime plaster and the corbels of its crowning cornice.