The forts of Capri, also called coastal forts of Anacapri or Bourbon forts, are located in the municipality of Anacapri, in Campania. The structures, built between the ninth and fifteenth centuries, were initially used as watchtowers, as Capri was continually subjected to pirate raids. Destroyed by the Saracen pirates, at the beginning of the nineteenth century these ancient military buildings were rebuilt by the British or the French who, although in different spans of time, took possession of the island at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In 2004 the forts became an ecomuseum, with the restoration of the structures and the affixing of majolicas that describe the flora and fauna present. Today it is possible to easily reach the forts thanks to a path that also connects the Blue Grotto with the Punta Carena lighthouse.