Castello di Squillace

About the museum

Castello di Squillace stands at the highest point of the medieval village. It was built in 1044 by Guglielmo d'Altavilla on the site of an existing Byzantine fortress, at the end of the Norman campaign to conquer Calabria. The defensive system includes two towers; for many years afterwards, the structure was used as a prison.

Excavations carried out from the 1990s onwards uncovered the remains of a 6th–7th-century necropolis beneath the Norman phase and, in 1994, the skeletons of two warriors who lived in the 13th century. The finds are now displayed in a small museum inside the castle, in the so-called Sala dei guerrieri.

Since 2016, the castle has been managed by a private company specialising in cultural projects, with the support of the municipality of Squillace; the programme includes guided tours, exhibitions, educational workshops and, in summer, the Festival dei Mondi Medievali.

Highlights

• Panoramic position at the highest point of the medieval village
• Norman fortress of 1044 built on a Byzantine layout
• Sala dei guerrieri with the skeletons of two 13th-century warriors
• Remains of a 6th–7th-century necropolis
• Festival dei Mondi Medievali in summer

Founded

1044

Visitors per year

approx. 2,710

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