Castello a Mare or Castellammare () is an ancient

fortress A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from L ...

that guarded the entrance to the

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manch ...

Palermo Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...

in La Cala. Extensive remains are visible, some of which are open to the public. There is a

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 9th and 10th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norma ...

keep, a fortified gate or entrance, and remains of a sophisticated

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

star-shaped defence. File:Castello a mare di Palermo fronte corpo fabbrica principale 06 nov 2016.jpg File:Castello a mare di Palermo ingresso principale 06 nov 2016.jpg File:Parco archeologico del Castellammare 06 nov 2016 (1).jpg

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