Italy · 11th century
The Castello di Otranto is the fortress of the town of Otranto in the Italian region of Apulia. The fortress, which provided the model for the first Gothic novel in history, The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, is closely connected with the town wall, with which it forms a single defensive system.
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Castello di Otranto ranks #1,584 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #116 of the 555 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,244 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vlorë, 91 km away. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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