Castel Sant’Elmo Naples, Via Tito Angelini 22 80129 - Napoli
Tel. +39.081.2294401 Fax +39.081.2294498

Information and Booking: 848800288

Opening hours:
Every day: 8:30 a.m.–19:30 p.m. Closed Wednesday, Christmas day and January 1st

The imposing monument, which follows the profile of the city from whatever point is observed it, was realized in 1329 during a period of urban rearrangement, and it wad first used as a prison. Following works, included the restructuring realized by Domenico Fontana in 1599 after the explosion of a powder magazine, have modified the original plan; today the castle appears as an unusual star with six points, a particular that has aroused numerous conjectures on the castle, but none supported by concrete tests. The Castle was not only used as point of defense during the revolt of Masaniello in 1799 but it was also used to imprison the revolutionaries, acquiring a punitive function that has preserved for different years. A recent and deep restructuring has brought the Castle to its original splendour; today it is used as centre of important cultural events (art exhibition, concerts, film festivals etc…) Very interesting are the underground jails and the terraces, a place from which you can admire a splendid view of 360 degrees of Naples.