The Top 14 Castles around Otranto
A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 14
beautiful castles to choose from around Otranto. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!
beautiful castles to choose from around Otranto. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!
Last updated: November 10, 2025
Otranto Castle
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The Castle of Otranto, also known as Castello Aragonese, is a pentagonal building surrounded by a moat. It was built at the behest of Alfonso of Aragon starting from 1485 …
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Historic Centre of Otranto
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Main attractions of the city are the Cathedral of Santa Annunziata with the mosaics (1163-1165), the fortress Castello Aragonese as well as the small Byzantine church of San Pietro and …
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Baronial Palace (Aragonese Castle) of Martano
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Accordying to the history, was the Roman centurion Martius who founded the place, thanks to a donation of a Salento land as a tribute for the value shown in battle. …
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Guarini Castle of Poggiardo
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Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - The oldest nucleus of the Poggiardo Castle dates back to the 14th century and originally included a cylindrical tower and a building, surrounded …
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Otranto's Aragonese Castle
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The Castello di Otranto is an impressive fortress. You can easily walk around it and view it from all sides.
For more information, visit: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_di_Otranto
For more information, visit: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_di_Otranto
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Castle of Castro
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Once a fortress of strategic importance for the defense of the coast, the Castle of Castro tells the glories of a glorious past. Built in the XVI century on a …
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Aragonese Castle of Castro
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Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - The most ancient structure of the current Aragonese castle dates back, in all probability, to the XII-XIII century and was built on the …
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Capanne Tower, Castro
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Messapian walls of the Aragonese Castle which is located in the heart of the city. The name of the village itself means 'fortified city', a protected area both on the …
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Melendugno Castle
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Melendugno Castle dates back to the 1500s and is the symbol of the feudal society which, under the D'Amely family, resisted until the end of the Second World War. It …
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Aragonese Castle of Palmariggi
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Inserted in the Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - it was built in the Aragonese period, after the capture of Otranto by the Turks in 1480, and was part of a …
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Baronial Palace of Vaste
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Posted in Salento Fortifications collection komoot.it/collection/1396951/-salento-fortificazioni - The current appearance of the Baronial Palace is the result of a planimetric evolution that took place between the fourteenth and eighteenth centuries. …
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