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The
castle of Barbarossa
Antique,
defensive structures, partially concealed in the incline of the
mountain, on which it fortifies. It has been constructed in defence of
the attacks to Anacapri. In addition to its military compactness, it is
extremely difficult to reach, interfered with the boarder of the eastern
projected declivity of the Monte Solare and with the precipitousness of
the terrain.
Attributes,
which didn’t hinder the African corsair Khair-ed-Din, called
Barbarossa, to capture it in the year of 1534, in the course of one of
his most terrible expeditions to the middle Tirreno. Once, the pirate
has taken possession of the fortress, he devastated it with fire and
sword, destroyed it completely and made it practically useless.
The
fortress with quadratic floor-plan probably has been constructed between
the X and the XII century. It has a central building, devided in
projected bodies, two solid defensive towers, which protect the inside,
and extends to the projected declivity, in a height of 434 m.
 
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