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Castel Sant'Elmo

  • Visit: about 1 h 30 min
  • 236 m
Castel Sant'Elmo
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The star-shaped fortress on the Vomero hill, with the widest view over Naples and the gulf.

Castel Sant'Elmo dominates the city from the top of the Vomero, with its six-pointed star plan. Its present form dates from the 16th century, when the Spanish viceroys made it a stronghold of the defence of Naples.From the walkways you can see the whole city, from the port to Vesuvius, as far as Capri and the Phlegraean Fields. Inside is the Museo Novecento, devoted to 20th-century Neapolitan art.

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