Naxxar - Gauci Tower

(Local Name: Torri tal-Kapitan) Behind St Paul's Church is the private Gauci Tower, built in 1548. This is one of the first of the island's defenses, built with Grand Master de Homedes' permission after a stealthy corsair raid when members of Cikko Gauci's family were carted off into slavery. The drop boxes on the roof, from which Gauci hoped to pour hot oil and drop projectiles, echo the design of the older octagonal tower in Qrendi. On the other side of the road is the private Torri tal-Kapitan (the Captain's Tower) built in 1558 by the knights to keep a vigil on the northern plain and coasts.