The Alfonsino Castle, also known as the Red Castle because of its vermilion coloured stone, stands on the Island of Sant'Andrea at the entrance to Brindisi harbour, facing the Pigionati Channel. Construction work began in February 1481 under King Ferdinand I of Naples who built a tower to guard the port and to serve as a defensive outpost for the city. A few years later, Alfonso of Aragon, Duke of Calabria, transformed the original defensive structure into a proper castle. The Castle was built on a strip of land surrounded by the sea, where a Benedictine abbey dedicated to Sant'Andrea previously stood before its destruction in the 15th century. Adjacent to the building is the 16th century Forte a Mare which served as a barracks for the troops.
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