Castello Normanno (Aci Castello)

Castello Normanno
Aci Castello, Province of Catania in Italy
View of the castle from the north
Castello Normanno is located in Sicily
Castello Normanno
Castello Normanno
Location in Sicily
Coordinates37°33′15″N 15°08′57″E / 37.5542°N 15.1493°E / 37.5542; 15.1493
TypeCastle
Site information
Open to
the public
Museum
ConditionRuined
Site history
Built1169 (1169)

The Castello Normanno ("Norman Castle"), or alternatively the Castello di Aci ("Castle of Aci"; Sicilian: Casteddu di Iaci), is a castle in Aci Castello in the Metropolitan City of Catania in Sicily, southern Italy. The castle is situated on a rocky outcrop jutting out into the sea. Its precise date of construction is uncertain, but it was important to the development of its region during the Middle Ages. During the War of the Sicilian Vespers, it was subject to Roger of Lauria. It was besieged more than once, and was briefly controlled by the Spanish. It is currently a museum.