Castle Rotondo
| Castle Rotondo | |
|---|---|
| Native name Dvorac Rotondo (Croatian) | |
Castle in 2022 | |
Interactive map of Castle Rotondo | |
| Location | Kaštel Štafilić, Dalmatia, Croatia |
| Coordinates | 43°32′51″N 16°20′08″E / 43.547553°N 16.335450°E |
| Area | Kaštel Štafilić |
| Built | 1508 |
Location of Castle Rotondo in Croatia | |
Castle Rotondo is a fortress castle in Kaštel Štafilić, Croatia, on the Adriatic coast. It was fully constructed in 1508, on the order of Stefano Štafileo, a Trogirian nobleman, to protect his lands and the Kozjak's peasants from the Ottomans pillaging. It is situated by a beautiful sea cliff.
Parallel to the castle, there is a fortified renaissance house, where there is the Stafileo's family crest, engraved with a bunch of grapes. The grapes are a visual translation of the Štafileo name, which means bunch of grapes in Greek. The crest symbolizes wine making, and the future. There is also an inscription in Latin above the castle gate, which states the original purpose behind the Castle's construction. The southern residential wing of the house has a water gate that still exists today.