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Acaya Castle
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Gianluca Orlando
July 20, 2020
Cycling
The Castle of Acaya was built to protect the fortified citadel by Gian Giacomo dell'Acaya, trusted architect of Charles V, who had been entrusted with the strengthening of the defensive walls of Lecce and its castle. He did the same here, between 1521 and 1535, transforming the small agricultural village into a typically Renaissance fortress.
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Cris
November 13, 2020
Mountain biking
In 1294 Charles II of Anjou donated this village to Gervaso dell'Acaya, a valiant captain, whose family owned it for three centuries. In 1506 Alfonso of Acaya built the oldest …
Roberto Nuzzo
November 17, 2020
Cycling
The Castle is built where once stood the small medieval settlement Segine, a center that in 1535 took the name of Acaya from the baronial family owned.
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Elevation 40 m
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