Maniace


Maniace is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about northwest of Catania.
The municipality bears the name of George Maniakes, a Byzantine general of the 11th century and catepan of Italy, known for his victories against the Arabs in Sicily.

Maniace Castle

Maniace Castle is one of the main attractions of the municipality of Maniace, built between 1232 and 1240 by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, on the site of a previous fort built by the Byzantium Greek General George Maniakes after he defeated the Arabs in 1038.