Siracusa, Italy
Castello Maniace
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.
- City
- Siracusa
- Country
- Italy
- Category
- Museum
- Suggested visit
- About 120 minutes
More places in Siracusa
- Ear of Dionysius
- Greek Theatre of Syracuse
- Roman amphitheatre of Syracuse
- Temple of Athena
- Fountain of Arethusa
- Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi
Background: Wikipedia