Torre Scola (Scola Tower), originally known as Tower of St. John the Baptist; a magnificent half-ruined fortress of Gulf of Poets in coastal region of Liguria, Italy.
It is a military defensive fortress built by Republic of Genoa in 1606 CE, to protect coasts and villages. Fortress was designed to accommodate 8 soldiers (including a bomber and their captain).
Scola Tower is pentagonal and is about 42ft tall. It was built with large blocks of square stone and has a thickness of walls of 4ft.