Castle of Naro, Medieval castle in Naro, Italy

The Castle of Naro sits on a hilltop with square towers and thick stone walls that look out over the Agrigento province in Sicily. The structure shows elements from different periods, with the large square keep being the most prominent feature.

The castle was built in the 12th century and remodelled in the 14th century under the Chiaramonte family. Frederick III of Aragon stayed here and issued from Naro the 21 chapters on the good government of the kingdom, dated by scholars to either 1309 or 1324. In 1330 he had the large square tower built, with the Aragona coat of arms carved on its west side. In 1398 it hosted King Martin the Younger and Queen Maria.

The castle houses the permanent exhibition "Vento di donne", a collection of mostly women's clothing and accessories from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The rooms of the former garrison also host temporary shows, such as the Leonardo da Vinci reproductions inaugurated on 28 March 2009. Civil weddings are celebrated inside the castle.

The castle is open to visitors and houses the permanent "Vento di donne" exhibition of late 19th- and early 20th-century clothing. Civil wedding ceremonies are held inside. From the top of the square tower you can see the town, the Valle del Paradiso and the Sicilian Channel, and on clear days Caltanissetta, Enna and Etna.

The round tower carries a statue of the Madonna placed there to protect the city. From the top of the square tower, on clear days, the view reaches Caltanissetta, Enna and Mount Etna, and takes in the San Giovanni dam to the west.