Fortress
Fortezza del Tocco
🇮🇹 Italy · 16th century
The Fortezza del Tocco is a fort in Acireale, Sicily. It was built in the 16th century to defend the city from attacks by pirates.
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Fortezza del Tocco ranks #3,996 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #303 of the 350 mapped in Italy. Founded 1592, it is older than 38% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 437 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.
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