The Castello di Bifar was a

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

Campobello di Licata Campobello di Licata ( scn, Campubbeddu) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily, located about southeast of Palermo and about east of Agrigento. Physical geography Territory Campobello d ...

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. It was built in around the 11th century, and was captured by the Normans in around 1086. The castle is only known from documents such as the writings of

Goffredo Malaterra Gaufredo (or Geoffrey, or Goffredo) Malaterra ( la, Gaufridus Malaterra) was an eleventh-century Benedictine monk and historian, possibly of Norman origin. He travelled to the southern Italian peninsula, passing some time in Apulia before entering ...

. The castle was destroyed in the

1693 Sicily earthquake The 1693 Sicily earthquake struck parts of southern Italy near Sicily, Calabria, and Malta on January 11 at around 21:00 local time. This earthquake was preceded by a damaging foreshock on January 9. The main quake had an estimated magnitude of 7. ...

, and no remains have survived today.

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{{reflist Bifar Bifar Buildings and structures in the Province of Agrigento Buildings and structures completed in the 11th century Buildings and structures demolished in the 17th century Demolished buildings and structures in Italy