Castle
Castello alfonsino
🇮🇹 Italy · 15th century
The Castello alfonsino (also Castel Rosso, after the colour of the carparo blocks from which it was built, or Castello di Mare) is a coastal fortress on the Isola di Sant'Andrea at the entrance to the harbour of Brindisi in the Italian region of Apulia. The fortress is connected with the Forte a Mare (also Forte di Brindisi), whose construction, begun in 1558 under the reign of King Philip II of Spain, the son of King Charles V, lasted a good 46 years.
Machine-translated from “Castello Alfonsino” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castello alfonsino ranks #5,323 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #362 of the 416 mapped in Italy. Founded 1481, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 410 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castello alfonsino?
Castello alfonsino stands in Italy, at 40.65655°, 17.96814°.
When was Castello alfonsino built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1481. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castello alfonsino?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,323 of 7,044 worldwide, and #362 in Italy. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castello alfonsino?
Castello Svevo (Brindisi), about 3 km away.
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