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'''Castello a Mare''' {{IPA-it|kaˈstɛllo a |
'''Castello a Mare''' ({{IPA-it|kaˈstɛllo a mˈmaːre}}) or '''Castellammare''' ({{IPA-it|kaˌstɛllamˈmaːre|}}) is an ancient fortress that guarded the entrance to the port at [[Palermo]] in La Cala.<ref name="Sicily">{{cite book|author=Douglas Sladen|title=Sicily: The New Winter Resort, an Encyclopedia of Sicily|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=6TBY0R4ZPVYC&pg=PA410|accessdate=19 March 2012|publisher=Forgotten Books|isbn=978-1-4400-8801-8|page=410}}</ref> Extensive remains are visible and open to the public, including an Arab-Norman keep and a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Castello a Mare (Italian pronunciation: [kaˈstɛllo a mˈmaːre]) or Castellammare ([kaˌstɛllamˈmaːre]) is an ancient fortress that guarded the entrance to the port at Palermo in La Cala.[1] Extensive remains are visible and open to the public, including an Arab-Norman keep and a sophisticated Renaissance star-shaped defence.
References
- ^ Douglas Sladen. Sicily: The New Winter Resort, an Encyclopedia of Sicily. Forgotten Books. p. 410. ISBN 978-1-4400-8801-8. Retrieved 19 March 2012.