The Aragonese Castle of Taranto, with 23.424 votes received, was ranked in tenth place in the competition "The places of the Heart 2018" organized by the Fondo Ambiente Italia and being the first in Puglia.
The Aragonese Castle is managed by the Navy which with its military and civil personnel, in agreement with the Superintendence of archeology, fine arts and landscape of the province of Taranto, has provided for its cultural enhancement through an intense activity that has developed over three guidelines: maintenance and restoration, visits and archaeological research.
The Castle is the second most visited site of Puglia and much appreciated by visitors who do not hesitate to leave extremely flattering comments on the visits and social networks.
In 2018, visitors reached a record figure of over 121.000 and today since 2005, the year of opening for visits, visitors are close to reaching one million.
A great satisfaction added the Southern Maritime Commander, Admiral Salvatore Vitiello, the ancient manor is a symbolic monument of the Ionian city.
This important result will serve as a stimulus to continue the careful management that has been carried on for over a century since the manor was entrusted at the end of '800 by the Ministry of Defense.
