Aragonese Castle
Aragonese Castle is a castle built on a small tidal island east of Ischia, at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples, Italy. The castle stands on a volcanic rocky islet that connects to the larger island of Ischia by a causeway.Photo: Pipito93, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Brukaliffo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: fortified volcanic islet near the island of Ischia, northwest of the bay of Naples
- Wheelchair access: limited
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include House of Sun and St. Peter at Pantaniello.
Panoramic loggia
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Saverio.G, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Panoramic loggia is a scenic viewpoint.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ischia and Procida.
Ischia
Photo: Dr.Conati, Public domain.
Ischia is the largest island in the bay of Naples and is considered by many to be the most beautiful, though Capri is considerably more famous. It is volcanic in origin and still classed as an active volcano, but it has not erupted since 1302.
Procida
Photo: Mentnafunangann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Procida is one of the Phlegraean Islands off the coast of Naples in southern Italy. The island is between Cape Miseno and the island of Ischia. With its tiny satellite island of Vivara, it is a comune of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the region of Campania.
Sant’Angelo
Sant’Angelo is an old fishing village on the island of Ischia that has turned into an international tourist resort. No cars are allowed to drive in Sant’Angelo and unlike the other Ischia’s villages it’s still a peaceful oasis.Aragonese Castle
- Categories: castle, military museum building, locality, and landform
- Location: Ischia, Metropolitan Naples, Campania, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
40.73106° or 40° 43′ 52″ northLongitude
13.96486° or 13° 57′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FGMPXJ7+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 270367380OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q1048809
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Aragonese Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “القلعة الأراغونية”
- Armenian: “Արագոնյան ամրոց”
- Basque: “Aragoiar gaztelua”
- Catalan: “Castello Aragonese d’Ischia”
- Chinese: “阿拉贡城堡”
- Croatian: “Aragonski dvorac”
- Czech: “Aragonese castle”
- Czech: “Aragonský hrad”
- Czech: “Castello Aragonese”
- Dutch: “Aragonese Castle”
- Dutch: “Castello Aragonese”
- Esperanto: “Aragona Kastelo”
- French: “château aragonais”
- French: “Château aragonais”
- Galician: “Castelo Aragonés”
- German: “Castello Aragonese”
- German: “Isolotto del Castello Aragonese”
- Hungarian: “Aragon-vár”
- Italian: “castello aragonese di Ischia”
- Italian: “Castello aragonese”
- Italian: “Castello Aragonese”
- Japanese: “アラゴネーゼ城”
- Persian: “قلعه آراگونی”
- Russian: “Арагонский замок”
- Spanish: “Castillo aragonés de Isquia”
- Spanish: “Castillo Aragonés de Isquia”
- Turkish: “Aragonese Kalesi, Ischia”
- Uzbek: “Aragon qal’asi”
- Western Panjabi: “اراگونیز قلع”
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