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View from the bastion to Otranto The Cathedral of Otranto Torre Sant'Emiliano, not far from the Palascìa lighthouse The harbor of Otranto seen from the historic center. Otranto main sights include: The Castello Aragonese (Castle), reinforced by Emperor Frederick II and rebuilt by Alphonso II of Naples in 1485–98. It has an irregular plan ...
Castello Aragonese in 2022. The Castello Aragonese is a fortification in Taranto, Italy.Officially called the Castel San Angelo, it was built on the site of older fortifications dating to Greek occupation in the third and fourth centuries BC.
Aragonese Castle (Italian: Castello Aragonese) is a castle built on a small tidal island east of Ischia (one of the Phlegraean Islands), 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 ( Ponte Aragonese ).
Francesco Zurolo; Francesco Zurolo: Leadership; Captain: Otranto garrison: Related articles; History: Francesco Zurolo (or Zurlo) was an Italian feudal lord, baron and Italian leader.He descended from one of the most important Neapolitan families from which he owned various lands/feuds in the Kingdom of Naples, the Zurolo (or Zurlo).
Reeve noted in the 1778 preface that "This Story is the literary offspring of The Castle of Otranto, written upon the same plan, with a design to unite the most attractive and interesting circumstances of the ancient Romance and modern Novel, at the same time it assumes a character and manner of its own, that differs from both; it is distinguished by the appellation of a Gothic Story, being a ...
Poppi Castle, Poppi Castello di Romena, Pratovecchio Castello di Bibbione, San Casciano in Val di Pesa Castle of Sammezzano, Reggello Castello di Punta Ala, Punta Ala Castello di Triana, Roccalbegna Forte Stella, Porto Ercole Rocca Silvana, Castell'Azzara Old Fortress of Livorno, Livorno Gherardesca's Castle, Bolgheri Castello Malaspina ...
On 28 July, an Ottoman fleet of 128 ships, including 28 galleys, arrived near the Neapolitan city of Otranto. Many of the troops had come from the 1480 Siege of Rhodes. The garrison and the citizens of Otranto retreated to the city's castle. On 11 August, after a 15-day siege, Gedik Ahmed ordered the final assault.
The castle was defensive until the 17th century when it was bought by the Baglioni family as a noble residence. A gentile palace was built inside the walls, which in the 19th century fell abandoned. Since then the castle was used as a workshop and powder. [3] In 1943 during the Battle of Ortona, the castle was hit by German bombs and American ...