Castelluccio di Gela — Attraction in Gela

The place is abandoned and we were the only ones there. Really cool to see the ruins of a castle from 1143. There is parking all the way up through the gates where you can turn around. Stairs will lead to first a small bunker with a beautiful 360 view and then further up to the castle. Stairs in the castle lead to a platform with a viewpoint over the area and a higher viewpoint...

Probably built in the Norman period, the documents found at Castello Svevo or Castelluccio di Gela date back to 1143, when Il Conte di Butera gave it to Abbot San Nicolò. Made with local chalky stone it is believed that it could be a fortified palace rather than having a military function because it is far from the inhabited center and has a limited extension.

An ancient legend tells that the castle was inhabited by a beautiful woman that enchanted visitors and bystanders with its singing. The men conquered by his charm did not return.

Probabilmente costruito in epoca normanna le documentazioni rinvenute del Castello Svevo o Castelluccio di Gela, risalgono al 1143 , quando Il Conte di Butera lo dona all’abate San Nicolò. Realizzato con pietra locale gessosa si ritiene che potesse essere un palazzo fortificato piuttosto che avere funzione militare poiché lontano dal centro abitato e di estensione limitata.

Un’antica leggenda narra che il castello fosse abitato da una bella castellana che ammaliava con il suo canto visitatori e passanti. Gli uomini conquistati dal suo fascino non facevano...

While the castle is much older than WWII, it served as an important battleground during the allied invasion of Sicily. There’s no gatekeepers to the facility. It’s open access to anyone. It appears to have once been some sort of museum, but is no...