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Castel del Monte

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• Address: Strada Statale 170
• Vicinity: Alta Murgia National Park

• Type: Castle

• Travel Genus: Sight
• Sight Category: Building

• As Noted In: 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
• As Noted In: Travelers Challenge - Sophisticated Globetrotter's Record Book, 1987, George Blagowidow
• As Noted In: World Heritage List, UNESCO

Castle of the Mountain

Castel del Monte is a 13th-century citadel and castle situated on a hill in Andria in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. It was built during the 1240s by the Emperor Frederick II, who had inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. In the 18th century, the castle's interior marbles and remaining furnishings were removed.