Castel dell'Ovo

castle · Naples · Italy

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A fortress on a tiny island linked to the waterfront by a causeway, with views of the bay and Vesuvius.

Check whether the castle is open for visits; the causeway and harbour are the main attraction at sunset.

square · 870 m

The grand semicircular square in front of the Royal Palace and the domed church of San Francesco di Paola.

palace · 970 m

The Bourbon royal palace with a grand staircase, state apartments and a historical library.

castle · 1.2 km

The Maschio Angioino, a towered medieval castle beside the port with a Renaissance triumphal arch at its entrance.

museum · 2.3 km

A small baroque chapel holding the Veiled Christ, a marble sculpture so fine the veil seems transparent.

street · 2.5 km

The long straight street that 'splits' the old centre, lined with churches, workshops, nativity-scene makers and pizzerias.

museum · 2.8 km

One of the world's most important museums of Roman antiquities, with mosaics, frescoes and statues from Pompeii and Herculaneum.