Italy · 16th century
Castel Sant'Angelo, also known as Forte Sant'Angelo, is a fort in Licata, Sicily. It was originally built as a watchtower in the 1580s, and was expanded into a fort between 1615 and 1640. Today, the fort is in good condition and is open to the public.
Castel Sant'Angelo is located on the top of Monte Sant'Angelo, a hill 130 m (430 ft) above sea level, overlooking the city to the north and its harbour to the south. Several archaeological sites, including remains of a Hellenistic settlement, can be found in the area.
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Castel Sant'Angelo (Licata) ranks #8,019 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #555 of the 560 mapped in Italy. Founded 1583, it is older than 34% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Wikidata records about 2,150 visitors in 2019. It is one of the 32 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Sicily. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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