The dovecote tower is an architectural form, used for the breeding of the pigeons, inside which there were the cells that hosted the birds for their breeding. Often, however, these towers had the double function of dovecote tower and watch tower, however, in general, they had no active defensive function, given their inadequacy to this task, and could only be of help to intimidate the enemy arriving, unable to distinguish, because of the distance, the real nature of the tower. The one in question, perched on a rock overlooking the Biferno river, presumably dates back to the fourteenth century AD.

The Basilica of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Galatina is considered the "Sistine Chapel of Salento" for its 15th century frescoes.