Italy · 11th century
The Castle of Sant'Aniceto (also San Niceto) is a Byzantine castle built in the early 11th century on a hill in Motta San Giovanni, now in the province of Reggio Calabria, southern Italy.
It is one of the few examples of High Middle Ages architecture in Calabria, as well as one of the few well-preserved Byzantine fortifications in the world. The name derives from that of Saint Nikitas, a Byzantine admiral who lived in the 7th-8th centuries.
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Castle of Santo Niceto ranks #4,883 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #353 of the 555 mapped in Italy. Founded c. 1025, it is older than 91% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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