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The Swabian Castle of Syracuse stands on the extreme tip of the island of Ortigia, in defense of the natural port, the so-called "Porto Grande" of Syracuse. Visiting this castle you will find yourself in the middle of the sea.
Go through a marble portal, with an ogival structure, and you will enter the Castle of Maniace, where on its sides there are two niches that welcome the bronze rams; The interior of the Maniace Castle is characterized by a spacious hall cadenced by 16 free columns, 16 perimeter semi-columns and 4 corner semi-columns which supported 25 bays. A basin is located in the center of the central bay.