Torre Archirafi
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| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Catania |
| Comune | Riposto |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,304 |
| Demonym | turroti |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 95010 |
| Dialing code | 095 |
Torre Archirafi (Sicilian: A Turri) is a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Riposto in the Catania area of southern Italy. The small fishing village is located about 32 kilometres (20 mi) northeast of Catania and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Riposto.
History
[edit | edit source]The name comes from Torre di Archirafi or the Archirafi Tower, a coastal watchtower, built to repel Barbary corsairs in the 16th century and later destroyed by the sea sometime in the 17th century.[1][2] The town itself was ceded to the Duke of Archirafi, Giovanni Natoli Ruffo, by King Charles III of Bourbon in the 17th century.[3]
Places of interest
[edit | edit source]The inhabited area has kept the old historic public center fairly intact which includes the Palazzo Vigo, a large townhome built in the 18th century by Giovanni Natoli Ruffo, Duke of Archirafi.[4] Today, the building is primarily used for art exhibitions, conferences, and lectures.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Davide Cristaldi (2018). La torre di Archirafi e le difese della contea di Mascali: con illustrazioni e documenti inediti (in Italian). Acireale: A & B. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Liliane Dufour, Massimo Ganci (1995). La Sicilia disegnata: la carta di Samuel von Schmettau 1720-1721 (in Italian). Palermo: Società Siciliana per la Storia Patria. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Salvatore Mazzarella, Renato Zanca (1985). Il libro delle torri: le torri costiere di Sicilia nei secoli XVI - XX (in Italian). Palermo: Sellerio. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Cacciola, Paolo (2015). "Torre Archirafi" Archived 2017-04-09 at the Wayback Machine. Proloco Riposto. (in Italian).
- ^ Proiti, Giuseppe Stefano (2016) "Dal 31 luglio al 6 agosto Summer Art a Riposto/Torre Archirafi". La Voce dell'Isola. (in Italian).