Castle of Venus

Castle of Venus
Castello di Venere
Erice, Sicily, Italy
The Castle of Venus, Erice
Site information
TypeHilltop fortress
Open to
the public		Yes
ConditionPartially ruined, consolidated
Location
Coordinates38°2′7.379″N 12°35′31.992″E / 38.03538306°N 12.59222000°E / 38.03538306; 12.59222000
Site history
Built12th century
Built byNormans
MaterialsLimestone

Castle of Venus (Italian: Castello di Venere) is a medieval fortress in Erice, built around the site of an ancient sanctuary of Venus Erycina at the summit of Monte Erice in western Sicily.

It stands on an isolated rocky outcrop at the south-eastern edge of the summit plateau of the mountain, separated from the town by a rock-cut ditch and overlooking the surrounding countryside and the Tyrrhenian coastline.

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