Torre del Duca di Salaparuta

Torre del Duca di Salaparuta is a castle in Casteldaccia, Palermo, Sicily. Torre del Duca di Salaparuta is situated nearby to the town hall Municipio di Casteldaccia, as well as near the square Piazza Matrice.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Villa Palagonia and Sant’Anna.

Villa Palagonia

Historic building

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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 3½ km northwest of Torre del Duca di Salaparuta.

Sant’Anna

Church

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Sant’Anna is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Torre del Duca di Salaparuta.

Madrice

Church

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Madrice is a church, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Torre del Duca di Salaparuta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Solanto and Bagheria.

Solanto

Village

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Solanto is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Torre del Duca di Salaparuta.

Bagheria

Town

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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 3½ km northwest of Torre del Duca di Salaparuta.

Porticello

Village

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Porticello is a fishing port in Sicily, Italy, located between Palermo and Cefalu. It is a frazione or village within the township of Santa Flavia. The village is dominated by the remains of the Punic civilization city of Solunto, one of the first Phoenician trading posts established in Sicily. Porticello is situated 4 km north of Torre del Duca di Salaparuta.

Torre del Duca di Salaparuta

Type: Castle
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Casteldaccia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

38.05397° or 38° 3′ 14″ north

Longitude

13.53° or 13° 31′ 48″ east

Open location code

8FCM3G3J+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3955609661

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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