The Ruffo Castle is located in Scilla on a promontory overlooking the sea in a dominant position over Messina.
Its origins are very ancient, in fact it is believed to have been built in the Magna Graecia period by Anassilao, tyrant of Reggio, to counter the pirate raids coming from the Tyrrhenian Sea. The castle, when it assumed the role of defensive outpost of the city of Reggio, the complex has an irregular plan with buildings of various ages. A stone portal with a pointed arch surmounted by the coat of arms gives access, through a hallway with a lowered vault, to a courtyard with external staircase leading to the entrance of the baronial residence.
