- UNESCO
- Free 1st Sunday
Photo: Lupiae, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
- Type
- Castle
- Period
- Renaissance, 1506
- Style
- Renaissance architecture
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 40°20′01″ N, 18°17′46″ E
- Address
- Largo Castello
About
No English description yet
Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.
Read it in ItalianTimeline
- 1506Built
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
LecceTrain, nearest
11.1 km as the crow flies
Castello di AcayaLargo Castello
Aeroporto "Fortunato Cesari"17.1 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Castello di Acaya?
Castello di Acaya is in Vernole, in the province of Lecce (Puglia (Apulia)), Italy. Address: Largo Castello. GPS coordinates: 40.33357, 18.29612.
How old is Castello di Acaya?
Wikidata dates it to 1506.
What else is there to see near Castello di Acaya?
Nearby you’ll find: Torre Specchia Ruggeri (6.7 km away), Abbazia di San Niceta (6.8 km away), Palazzo baronale (6.9 km away).
Sources and licences
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Acaya veduta del Castello e della porta — Lupiae, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Acaya - castello fossato — Psymark, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Acaya castello 2 — Psymark, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Acaya castello fossato 1 — Warburg, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Acaya castello torre 1 — Warburg, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Acaya- castello e porta — Psymark, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castello d'Acaya.jpg - panoramio — Art Anderson, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Castello di Acaya di sera — Davide Mauro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castello di Acaya e Fortificazione — Raffaele Martano, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences