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The lamppost that supposedly inspired C. S. Lewis when he was writing The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
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29 Oct 2026
Castello di Milazzo, Milazzo, Sicily, Italy [Photography]
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“The Castello di Milazzo (English: Milazzo Castle) is a castle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle) and citadel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadel) in Milazzo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milazzo), Sicily (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily). It is located on the summit of a hill overlooking the town, on a site first fortified in the Neolithic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic) era. The Greeks modified it into an acropolis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acropolis), and it was later enlarged into a castrum (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castra) by the Romans and Byzantines. The Normans built a castle, which was further modified and enlarged during the Medieval and Early Modern periods. It is now in good condition, and open to the public.
The castle was built as a result of the strategic importance of the Milazzo peninsula, which commands the Gulf of Patti, the body of water that separates Sicily from the Aeolian Islands (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolian_Islands). It also commands one of Sicily’s most important natural harbours.[1] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_di_Milazzo#cite_note-icastelli-1) — Wikipedia
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Books about Sicily – Fiction and Non-Fiction
28 Oct 2026
Narnia Door, Oxford, UK [Photography]
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A carved lion face (or Green Man?) on the door and fauns as corbels for the portico.
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