Caltavuturo Castle, Caltavuturo, Italy

Caltavuturo Castle clings to the top of the hill called Terravecchia, overlooking the modern small town to the north. It was originally the city's medieval core, completely abandoned for a different site (that of the modern town) only in modern times. The origins date from the Arab period.

Some massive parts of the walls remain, being a curtain wall of quadrangular plan and another semi-cylindrical tower to protect the access on the north side.

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vito (13 months ago)
A very characteristic town, the remains of the castle created by the Byzantines on a fantastic hill, unfortunately today it is all abandoned to the neglect of time and vandals. The view is surreal.

Ector Dic (2 years ago)
The Castle ? of Caltavuturo takes you back in time, in its history, in its beauty and majesty. What remains, however, is the memory of the ancestors who settled in the place, ensuring that the place grew.

Otiv (2 years ago)
I was struck by the place which, despite being a ruin, gives an idea of the past context

Giovanni D'Alpa (3 years ago)
Caltavuturo is a very small village located about 650 meters high, but very characteristic. The castle is located on a hill from where you can admire a truly fantastic almost breathtaking landscape to visit in spring or summer in winter given the height and proximity to the highest peaks of the Madonie (among other things, snow-capped) very clean but cold air. But very special for us Sicilians not very used to these views.

vicchio vittorio (4 years ago)
A nice climb ... but an exceptional panorama

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