Torre Medichea - one of the tourist attractions of the resort town Castiglioncello. It was built in the mid-16th century by order of the Medici family as part of a coastal defense system. Nearby is the small church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo.

It is known that the construction of the tower started no earlier than the year 1540 and finally completed only in 1570, the year. In the early 17th century, with the establishment of the new captaincy of Livorno, the tower has become the most southern observation tower across the province. Its military and defensive importance it maintained in the future.

In the 19th century Torre Medichea became property of the state, and in 1872 it bought the painter Diego Martelli, who later gave it to his mother. Later, the tower passed to Baron Lazzaro Patrone, the owner of a nearby castle, now known as the Castello Pasquini, and in the late 19th - early 20th centuries has repeatedly changed hands. Numerous owners several times rebuilt Torre Medichea and changed its purpose - for example, Count Gualtiero Danieli built next to the tower villa in medieval style.

In December of 2002 to complete the work on the restoration of the ancient tower, in which the structure back to its original shape. Today, it is a massive square building with not very shapely forms. The tower stands on a retaining wall above the entrance of which is located inside. The tower itself has two residential floors and a warehouse floor.