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    Location: Vernole, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

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    July 20, 2020

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    The Castle of Acaya was built to protect the fortified citadel by Gian Giacomo dell'Acaya, trusted architect of Charles V, who had been entrusted with the strengthening of the defensive walls of Lecce and its castle. He did the same here, between 1521 and 1535, transforming the small agricultural village into a typically Renaissance fortress.
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    November 13, 2020

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    In 1294 Charles II of Anjou donated this village to Gervaso dell'Acaya, a valiant captain, whose family owned it for three centuries. In 1506 Alfonso of Acaya built the oldest …

    November 17, 2020

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    The Castle is built where once stood the small medieval settlement Segine, a center that in 1535 took the name of Acaya from the baronial family owned.
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    1. Acaya Castle – Acaya Castle loop from Merine

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