title: Torre Santa Susanna
text: # Torre Santa Susanna
  
  Torre Santa Susanna (Brindisino: La Torri) is a comune in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, on the south-east Italian coast in the Salento peninsula.
  
  Its main economic activities are tourism and the growing of olives and grapes.
  
  ## History
  
  The Romans had two forts built here after the Second Punic War. According to tradition, in the 3rd century AD a Roman soldier wrote the name of Saint Susanna on one of these towers ("Torre" in Italian), hence the name. After a series of plagues and earthquakes, population from the nearby hamlet took refuge here, giving birth to the current town.
  
  