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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include City gate and Spirito Santo.
City gate
Archaeological site
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A city gate is a gate which is, or was, set within a city wall. It is a type of fortified gateway. City gate is situated 1¼ km north of Castello Maniace.
Spirito Santo
Church
Photo: Wolfgang Pehlemann, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Spirito Santo is a baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Lungomare Ortigia #4, facing towards the Ionian sea, on the island of Ortigia, in the historic city center of Siracusa in Sicily, Italy. Spirito Santo is situated 300 metres north of Castello Maniace.
Cathedral of Syracuse
Church
Photo: Pjt56, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of Syracuse, formally the Cattedrale metropolitana della Natività di Maria Santissima, is an ancient Catholic church in Syracuse, Sicily, the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Siracusa. Cathedral of Syracuse is situated 700 metres north of Castello Maniace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ortygia and Santa Panagia.
Ortygia
Quarter
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ortygia is a small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily. The island, also known as the Città Vecchia, contains many historical landmarks. The name originates from the Ancient Greek órtyx, which means "quail".
Santa Panagia
Neighborhood
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Santa Panagia is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km north of Castello Maniace.
Ognina
Village
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Ognina is a village, which is situated 8 km southwest of Castello Maniace.
Castello Maniace
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Syracuse, Italy
- Categories: Category:Hohenstaufen castles in Southern Italy, military museum building, historical park museum, museum of a public entity, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Syracuse, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Castello Maniace” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կաստելո Մանիաչե”
- Catalan: “Castello Maniace”
- Chinese: “马尼亚塞城堡”
- Dutch: “Castello Maniace”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Maniace”
- Finnish: “Castello Maniace”
- French: “château Maniace”
- French: “Château Maniace”
- German: “Castello Maniace”
- German: “Fortezza Della Vignazza”
- Greek: “Κάστρο του Μανιάκη”
- Hungarian: “Maniace Vár”
- Italian: “castello Maniace”
- Italian: “Castello Maniace”
- Japanese: “マニアーチェ城”
- Piemontese: “Castel Maniace”
- Russian: “Замок Маньяче”
- Russian: “Кастелло-Маниаче”
- Slovenian: “Maniakov grad”
- Spanish: “Castel Maniace”
- Spanish: “Castello Maniace”
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