Castello di Maredolce
The Maredolce Castle, also called Favara Palace, is a medieval building of Palermo. During the Siculo-Norman age it represented one of the "Solatii Regii", pleasure palaces, of the Kings of Sicily.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vps, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palermo Brancaccio railway station and San Giovanni dei Lebbrosi.
Palermo Brancaccio railway station
Railway station
Palermo Brancaccio railway station is situated 460 metres east of Castello di Maredolce.
San Giovanni dei Lebbrosi
Church
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Giovanni dei Lebbrosi is an ancient church in Palermo, Sicily. While built by the Norman rulers, the architecture has strong Arabic influences. The church in 1119 was attached to a leprosarium, hence the title. San Giovanni dei Lebbrosi is situated 1½ km northwest of Castello di Maredolce.
Ponte dell’Ammiraglio
Bridge
The Admiral's Bridge is a medieval bridge of Palermo, located in Piazza Scaffa. It was built over the Oreto River during the era of the Norman Sicily by the ammiratus ammiratorum George of Antioch. Ponte dell’Ammiraglio is situated 2 km northwest of Castello di Maredolce.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Maria di Gesù al Capo and Ciaculli.
Santa Maria di Gesù al Capo
Locality
Photo: Bocachete, Public domain.
Santa Maria di Gesù al Capo is a locality.
Ciaculli
Village
Photo: Conca d‘ Oro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ciaculli is an outlying village of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. It is located in the south-eastern area of Palermo Metropolitan City. It counts fewer than 9,500 residents.
Castello di Maredolce
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Palermo, Italy
- Categories: château, military museum building, religious museum, museum of a public entity, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Circoscrizione II, Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
38.0923° or 38° 5′ 32″ northLongitude
13.38737° or 13° 23′ 15″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
8FCM39RP+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 44835616OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
10281896Wikidata ID
Q1894505
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Castello di Maredolce” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Maredolce”
- German: “Castello della Favara”
- German: “Castello di Maredolce”
- German: “Maredolce”
- German: “Palazzo della Favara”
- German: “Palazzo di Maredolce”
- Hungarian: “Castello di Maredolce”
- Italian: “Castello della Favara”
- Italian: “castello di Maredolce”
- Italian: “Castello di Maredolce”
- Turkish: “Castello di Maredolce”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castello di Maredolce”. Photo: Vps, CC BY-SA 3.0.