Castello Scammacca

The Castello Scammacca, also known as the Castello Pennisi di Floristella, is a 19th-century villa-like palace, built to resemble anachronistically a Gothic-style castle with crenellated rooflines, located on piazza Agostino Pennisi #11, in a large plot of land in the outskirts of , Sicily, Italy.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Also known as: “Castello Pennisi”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santissimo Crocifisso and Stadio Aci e Galatea.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 230 metres north of Castello Scammacca.

Stadium
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, also known as Stadio Tupparello, is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SSD Città di Acireale 1946. The stadium holds 14,500. is situated 540 metres west of Castello Scammacca.

Railway station
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is situated 1 km south of Castello Scammacca.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Maria la Scala and Aci San Filippo.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Castello Scammacca.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Castello Scammacca.

Castello Scammacca

Latitude
37.60292° or 37° 36′ 11″ north
Longitude
15.16426° or 15° 9′ 51″ east
Inception
1882
Open location code
8F9QJ537+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 247547268
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­historic
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q85860494
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In Other Languages

From Italian to Sicilian—“Castello Scammacca” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “Castello dei baroni Pennisi di Floristella”
  • Italian: “Castello Pennisi di Floristella”
  • Italian: “Castello Scammacca”
  • Latin: “Castrum Scammacca”
  • Sicilian: “Castello Scammacca”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ex stazione di Acireale and Piazza Agostino Pennisi.

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