Castle
Castello a Mare
🇮🇹 Italy
Castello a Mare or Castellammare (pronounced [kaˌstɛllamˈmaːre]) is an ancient fortress that guarded the entrance to the port at Palermo in La Cala. Extensive remains are visible, some of which are open to the public. There is a Norman keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence.
The fortress gave its name to the city's historical district of Castellammare.
Text adapted from “Castello a Mare” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello a Mare ranks #2,763 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #232 of the 288 mapped in Italy. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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