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Castello Eurialo

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Castello Eurialo in Italy
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The Euryalus Fortress located in the frazione of Belvedere, was the key point in the fortifications of the ancient Greek city of Syracuse, Magna Graecia. It is located on the highest point of the hill of Epipolae (about 120 metres above sea level), around 7 km northwest of Syracuse.

Text adapted from “Euryalus fortress” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castello Eurialo ranks #2,194 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #184 of the 288 mapped in Italy. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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