Amantea Castle
The Amantea Castle is located in the town of the same name, in the province of Cosenza, in the lower Tyrrhenian Sea of Cosenza. Dominating the coastal road and the road to Cosenza that runs along the Catocastro River valley, it was once an important stronghold under the Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Swabians, Angevins and Aragonese.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Amantea, Italy
- Also known as: “Amantea Caslte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Biagio and Parco della Grotta.
San Biagio
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
San Biagio is a church, which is situated 190 metres southwest of Amantea Castle.
Parco della Grotta
Park
Photo: Vittorio martire, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parco della Grotta is a park, which is situated 370 metres west of Amantea Castle.
Church of San Bernardino da Siena
Church
Photo: Gino il Pio, Public domain.
The Church of San Bernardino da Siena is a Catholic place of worship in the Italian municipality of Amantea, in the province of Cosenza in Calabria. It is situated 34 metres above sea level on the street of the same name in the Tyrrhenian town. Church of San Bernardino da Siena is situated 420 metres southeast of Amantea Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmonte Calabro and San Pietro in Amantea.
Belmonte Calabro
Village
Photo: Aquilachrysaetos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belmonte Calabro, known simply as Belmonte prior to the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria. The town is perched on a hilltop on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Belmonte Calabro is situated 3 km north of Amantea Castle.
San Pietro in Amantea
Village
Photo: Gino il Pio, Public domain.
San Pietro in Amantea is a village and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. San Pietro in Amantea is situated 3 km east of Amantea Castle.
Coreca
Suburb
Photo: Luigi Salvatore Vadacchino, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Coreca is a frazione of the comune of Amantea, in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, located close to Campora San Giovanni. Coreca is situated 5 km south of Amantea Castle.
Amantea Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Amantea, Province of Cosenza, Calabria, Southern Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
39.13748° or 39° 8′ 15″ northLongitude
16.07531° or 16° 4′ 31″ eastOpen location code
8FFR43PG+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 743120230OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3662464
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Amantea Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castello di Amantea”
- German: “Castello di Amantea”
- Italian: “castello di Amantea”
- Italian: “Castello di Amantea”
- Italian: “Regio castello”
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Highlights include Municipio di Amantea and Chiesa Madonna del Carmine.
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