The Fortress of Le Castella, also known as the Aragonese Castle, is a striking medieval fortress located on a small islet in Le Castella, a hamlet of Isola di Capo Rizzuto, in the province of Crotone, Calabria, Italy. Connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway, it appears to float on the Ionian Sea within the Capo Rizzuto Marine Protected Area. With origins tracing back to the 5th century BC during Magna Graecia, the fortress was likely built as a defensive outpost and later used by figures