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            The Ventimiglia Castle is located in the municipality of Castelbuono, in the province of Palermo.

It was built in 1316 by Count Francesco I of Ventimiglia. It was built on the site of a previous square fortification, on the San Pietro hill and on the remains of the ancient Byzantine city of Ypsigro.

Between 1454 and 1456 the castle was enlarged by Giovanni di Ventimiglia. He also restored the castle chapel to make it suitable for hosting a relic of the patron saint of Castelbuono, the skull of Sant'Anna.

In 1683 the Ventimiglia family moved the chapel to its current location and had it richly decorated in Baroque style by the Serpotta brothers.

The castle never had a real strategic purpose but was a typical aristocratic city palace. It presents architectural construction elements from different eras, Arab, Norman and Swabian.

It currently houses a museum.

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Il Castello dei Ventimiglia si trova nel comune di Castelbuono, in provincia di Palermo.

Fu costruito nel 1316 dal conte Francesco I di Ventimiglia. Fu edificato sul sito di una precedente fortificazione quadrata, sul colle San Pietro e sui resti dell'antica città bizantina di Ypsigro.

Tra il 1454 e il 1456 il castello venne ampliato da Giovanni di Ventimiglia. Restaurò anche la cappella del castello per renderla idonea ad ospitare una reliquia del patrono di Castelbuono, il teschio di Sant'Anna.

Nel 1683 la famiglia Ventimiglia trasferì la cappella nella sede attuale e la fece riccamente decorare in stile barocco dai fratelli Serpotta.

Il castello non ha mai avuto un vero e proprio scopo strategico ma era un tipico palazzo aristocratico cittadino. Presenta elementi architettonici costruttivi di epoche diverse,Arabo, Normanno e Svevo.

Attualmente ospita un museo.

Taken in: Italy / Sicily / Castelbuono (show map)

Taken on: December 10, 2023

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