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The Acicastello Norman castle |
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Built in black lava stone, of this Castle we can admire the tower and the central part. For its strategic importance, the place was fortified in the roman age and destroyed by arabic people. The construction of the castle as we know it , endowed with beautiful pointed archs, was done by romans when the island was conquered.
Given then to the bishops of Catania in order to safeguard the relics oh holy Agate brought again in country from Costantinopoli, then became witness of the struggle between Aragonesi of Sicily and Angioini of Naples at the end of XIII century. It was turned into a prison by the rein of Borbons.
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