Castel dell'Ovo (Castle of the Egg)
- Address:via Caracciolo, Naples
- Hours:Mon - Sat: 8am - 6pm, Sun: 8am - 2pm
- Admission:Prices vary depending on exhibit
Cultural Experience, Must-Do Experience, Island, Monument - Historical, Museum
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Castel dell'Ovo (Egg Castle) is a fortified castle perched in the Bay of Naples. Built on the small island of Megaride, it is now connected to the mainland by a causeway. The site was originally settled by Greek colonists in the 6th century BC. Then the ancient Romans built a villa, finally exiling the last western Roman emperor here in the 5th century AD. After that it became a monastery, then was destroyed before a castle was built by the Normans in the 12th century. The current castle was built in the 15th century. The name come s from the legend that the Roman poet Virgil buried an egg on the site for protection.
These days the castle contains the Museum of Prehistory and is also used for events and exhibitions. You can wander the rooms and admire the wonderful views from the towers. A fishing village grew up around the base of the castle in the 19th century, Borgo Marinari, which is now known for its restaurants and marina.
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The commentary was good with authentic music whilst riding around the streets of Naples. However we decided to get off at the archeological museum and worked out the time the next bus would arrive to continue on our tour. No bus arrived so we waited another 45 minutes for the next one and still no bus! We finally got a taxi back to the castle at the cost of ten euros in order to get on another tour. Due to the delay we only managed two of the three tours on offer.
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I did not care for this tour at all. The city was very dirty and I did not feel safe to walk around and explore. We also Googlemapped to find where the starting poing was (Piazza Municipal) and was very confused. The starting point was Castle Nuovo (the one in the picture) and we had to take a cab from the train station to get there. We had carefully planned out our train ride times from Rome to Naples to make it to the tour when it first started, only to find out they totally changed the times listed on Viator. So DON'T go by this!! I would not recommend this tour to anyone.
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Bus 152, C25 and 140 go to Castel Bus 152, C25 and 140 go to Castel dell'Ovo.
