Castel Dell'Ovo
The most interesting part of this side of the waterfront is with no doubt the Castel dell'Ovo (Egg Castle) which crossed over the whole history of Naples always as protagonist. Castel dell'Ovo rises on the islet of Megaride, in front of the promontory of Monte Echia (today Pizzofalcone) which divides the bay of the port from the bay of Riviera di Chiaia (the Caracciolo waterfront). This islet, once joined to the mainland by a small strip, was landing and settlement point for the first Greek colonists coming from Pithecusa (Ischia, at the beginning colony of Rhodi) who then founded the first nucleous of Partenope on Monte Echia, the 'old city' ...
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The Angevin Fortress
Maschio Angioino (Angevin Fortress) was also called the Castelnuovo (New Castle) to distinguish it from the older Castel dell'Ovo. It was built by the Angevin King Charles I as the new royal palace when he moved the capital of the kingdom from Palermo to Naples in the 13th century. Only a few bits of the original structure have remained over the centuries, such as the Palatina Chapel. The original structure was built in only four years and was finished in 1282. It then fell into disrepair, accelerated by an earthquake; thus, the structure you see today is a makeover started by the Aragonese in the 1450s and completed by the Spanish in the ...