Castello di Solanto
Castello di Solanto is a castle in Santa Flavia, Palermo, Sicily. Castello di Solanto is situated nearby to the village Porticello, as well as near the town Bagheria.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Solunto and Villa Palagonia.
Solunto
Villa Palagonia
Historic building
Photo: Jpbazard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Villa Palagonia is a patrician villa in Bagheria, 15 km from Palermo, in Sicily, southern Italy. The villa itself, built from 1715 by the architect Tommaso Napoli with the help of Agatino Daidone, is one of the earliest examples of Sicilian Baroque. Villa Palagonia is situated 3 km west of Castello di Solanto.
Santa Flavia-Solunto-Porticello railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Nenea hartia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Flavia-Solunto-Porticello railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Castello di Solanto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Solanto and Porticello.
Porticello
Village
Bagheria
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bagheria is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily, located approximately 10 km to the east of Palermo's city centre. The first residential areas date back to the 17th century, when the Sicilian nobles chose this territory to build their holiday estates. Bagheria is situated 3 km west of Castello di Solanto.
Castello di Solanto
- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Il Castello di Solanto”
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santa Flavia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.07692° or 38° 4′ 37″ northLongitude
13.54348° or 13° 32′ 37″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8FCM3GGV+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 106119983OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
10629006Wikidata ID
Q113556068
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Castello di Solanto” goes by many names.
- Czech: “hrad Solanto”
- Italian: “Castello di Solanto”
- Turkish: “Solanto Kalesi”
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