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Castel dell'Ovo (Egg Castle)
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Pasquale Donnarumma
April 19, 2022
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Located on the islet Megaride, it is the oldest castle in Naples and was built in the twelfth century by Ruggiero the Norman.
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•Marika Abbà
September 29, 2022
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Castel dell'Ovo is the oldest castle in Naples. The curious name derives from a legend according to which Virgil, the Latin poet, hid an egg inside the fortress. Its rupture would have caused the destruction of Castel dell'Ovo and a succession of catastrophes.
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