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Maniace's Castle
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Amog the most important monuments during the swabian period, place of beauty and legends there is the Maniace's Castle: arises on the extreme tip of Ortigia.
In front of the mythical Fonte Aretusa, we can see the imposing Maniace’s Castle, on the extreme tip of the island. The building is among the most important monuments of the Swabian period, and certainly the one that still sees formulated as many conjectures.
Today it can be visited only partially, but thanks to the restored works, his rooms will be ready to the fruition of the public very soon.
In good or bad moments, as in the glory as in the decadence, the history of the Castle is linked with the history of Siracusa and some of the most noble persons of history.
First, it is used for military reasons only with Carlo V which had restored and reinforced the structure. He wanted that the Maniace's Castle was a point of strenght as a spearhead on the sea.
The progressive reinforcement of the Castle continued over the centuries. The two earthquakes in 1542 and 1693 and the incident of the explosion of the powder magazine in 1704 have ruined the original structure.
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Via Castello Maniace, 51
96100 Siracusa SR
Telephone: 0931 464420