Castello Normanno (Aci Castello)

The Castello Normanno ("Norman Castle"), or alternatively the Castello di Aci ("Castle of Aci"; Sicilian: Casteddu di Iaci), is a castle in Aci Castello in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, southern Italy. The castle is situated on a rocky outcrop jutting out into the sea. Its precise date of construction is uncertain, but it was important to the development of its region during the Middle Ages. During the War of the Sicilian Vespers, it was under the ownership of Roger of Lauria. It was besieged more than once, and was briefly controlled by the Spanish. It is currently a museum.

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Castello Normanno (Aci Castello) ranks #2,928 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #238 of the 487 mapped in Italy. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,231 times in the last 60 days, more than 69% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 39,000 visitors in 2022. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 23 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Sicily. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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