Castel dell'Ovo, indicato come castrum Ovi nella scheda del Ministero della Cultura, sorge sull'isolotto di Megaride. Il Ministero lo descrive come il più antico castello di Napoli.1
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Castel dell'Ovo, or castrum Ovi, stands on the Megaride islet and is described by the Ministry of Culture as Naples’ oldest castle. UNESCO identifies it as a substantial survival of the Norman period, subsequently remodelled several times. The Virgil-and-egg story is local legend rather than the documented origin of the monument.
A remodelled Norman-period castle and a key component of Naples’ historic urban fabric; the legend attached to it must remain distinct from documented history.












