Castel dell’Ovo

Castel dell'Ovo is a seafront castle in , located on the former island of Megaride, now a peninsula, on the in Italy. The castle's name comes from a legend about the Roman poet Virgil, who had a reputation in the Middle Ages as a great sorcerer and predictor of the future.
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  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—6:30 PM
    Sunday: 9:00 AM—2:00 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Naples, Italy
  • Also known as: “Castel dell‘ Ovo” and “Castle dell’Ovo”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Isolotto di Megaride and Fontana del Gigante.

Islet
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is an islet, which is situated 100 metres east of Castel dell’Ovo.

Fountain
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The or Fountain of the Giant is a 17th-century fountain monument in . It was originally built adjacent to the , where it stood near a colossal ancient statue, and thereby gained its name. is situated 280 metres northeast of Castel dell’Ovo.

Theater building
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The Real , as originally named by the Bourbon monarchy but today known simply as the Teatro San Carlo, is a historic opera house in , Italy, connected to the and adjacent to the . is situated 1 km north of Castel dell’Ovo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borgo Marinari and San Ferdinando.

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
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is a southern district of , with a population of about 18,000.

Neighborhood
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is an area of the city of , . The area, encompassing c. 800,000 square metres, consists of a grid of around eighteen streets by twelve, including a population of some 14,000 inhabitants.

Castel dell’Ovo

Latitude
40.82775° or 40° 49′ 40″ north
Longitude
14.24805° or 14° 14′ 53″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8FGPR6HX+46
Open­Street­Map ID
way 338168783
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
3224088
Wiki­data ID
Q645041
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Castel dell’Ovo” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կաստել դելլ’Օվո”
  • Basque: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Belarusian: “Кастэль-дэль-Ова”
  • Bulgarian: “Кастел дел Ово”
  • Catalan: “Castell de l’Ou”
  • Chinese: “蛋堡”
  • Croatian: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Czech: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Danish: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Dutch: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • French: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • French: “Castello dell’ovo”
  • German: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Greek: “Καστέλ ντελ’Όβο”
  • Hebrew: “קאסטל דל’אובו”
  • Hebrew: “קסטל דל’אובו”
  • Hungarian: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Italian: “Castel dell’ovo”
  • Italian: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Japanese: “カステル・デッローヴォ”
  • Japanese: “カステルデッローボ（卵城）”
  • Japanese: “カステルム・ルクラヌム”
  • Korean: “델로보 성(카스텔 델로보)”
  • Latin: “Castellum Lucullanum”
  • Neapolitan: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Ossetian: “Кастель-дель-Ово”
  • Persian: “قلعه دل‌اوو”
  • Polish: “Castel dell’Ovo w Neapolu”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo do Ovo”
  • Romanian: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Russian: “Кастель-дель-Ово”
  • Slovenian: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Spanish: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Spanish: “castillo del huevo”
  • Spanish: “Castrum Lucullanum”
  • Swedish: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Tagalog: “Castel dell’Ovo”
  • Turkish: “Ovo Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Кастель-делль’Ово”
  • Ukrainian: “Кастель-дель-Ово”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Trứng”

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