In the 15th century, the site of Pozzallo had natural springs known as "Pozzofeto" and "Senia", which were marked on nautical charts and were well known among sailors.

The "palacium" was built in the early fifteenth century in Sicilian Gothic style at the behest of the Count of Modica Giovanni Bernardo Cabrera, a member of one of the most illustrious Catalan families, the Viscounts Cabrera and Bas and the Counts of Osona, who supported and financed the Spanish sovereigns in reconquest of Sicily and received in exchange the county of Modica confiscated from the Chiaramonte rebels.

Today, the tower is in good condition, and it is now open to the public as the Museo della torre Cabrera.

The main floor is characterized by rooms with imposing Gothic ribbed vaults with carved keystones and elegant three-light windows.

On the outside it preserves the sixteenth-century escarpment bastion, which juts out into the sea with the imposing terrace, equipped with the troniere for the maneuvering of the artillery pieces required by the needs of the defensive system of Sicily in the Mediterranean.