City’s Oldest Castle
Neighborhood: San Ferdinando
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First settled by the ancient Greeks who went on to found the city of Partenope, the tiny island of Megaride is home to the city’s oldest castle. Many believe the name, Castel dell’Ovo, is due to its unusual shape (ovo meaning "egg"); however, others maintain that the name is linked to medieval legend. Apparently the poet Virgil hid an egg in an iron cage and left it to hang from a rafter in a secret place within the castle; if the egg is broken, both the castle and the city are doomed to destruction.
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cant wait to go back!
the name really did it for me i mean it means egg castle who wouldnt want to go to a castle that kin...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 23 2007
Digust land!
I hated this place because it was dull and there was no-one and nothing to explain something about t...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Oct 21 2006
A Travel Back in Time
I was an awesome look at what it was really like to be inside of a castle. You see them in movies an...
Reviewed by:Jene from on Apr 13 2006
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