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Castello Maniace

Italy · 11th century

Founded
1038
Heritage status
Italian national heritage
Location
Syracuse
Visitors
≈120,000 (2022)
Coordinates
37.05335°, 15.29539°
Links
OpenStreetMap · Wikimedia Commons
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Castello Maniace in Italy
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Castello Maniace is a citadel and castle in Syracuse, Sicily, southern Italy. It is situated at the far point of the Ortygia island promontory, where it was constructed between 1232 and 1240 by the Emperor Frederick II. It bears the name of George Maniakes, the Byzantine general who besieged and took the city in 1038. Originally, one could only enter the castle over a bridge spanning a moat (now filled). A feature of the castle is the decorated portal. Today the castle is open to the public and is a local tourist attraction in Syracuse.

Text adapted from “Castello Maniace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Castello Maniace ranks #829 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #59 of the 624 mapped in Italy. Founded 1038, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 458 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,747 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 120,000 visitors in 2022. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 35 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Sicily. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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