Castello di Terra

Castello di Terra
Trapani, Sicily, Italy
Surviving seaward defensive walls of Castello di Terra
Site information
TypeCastle
ConditionPartially preserved remains
Location
Coordinates38°1′8.9″N 12°30′50.9″E / 38.019139°N 12.514139°E / 38.019139; 12.514139

Castello di Terra (English: Land Castle) is a former medieval coastal fortress in the historic centre of Trapani, Sicily. In the sixteenth century it formed part of the city’s bastionised defensive system, serving as the principal landward stronghold protecting the harbour and urban core. Today, only sections of the seaward defensive walls survive, while the former landward area of the castle site is occupied by modern administrative buildings, including the Questura of Trapani, which houses the provincial headquarters of the State Police.

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