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Standing at the eastern end of the historic centre of Naples, Castel Capuano is the oldest of the great Neapolitan castles, founded in the twelfth century under William I, the Norman king of Sicily, who needed a fortress to control the routes into the city from the surrounding plain. The squat brick and stone structure has been rebuilt and remodelled many times across the centuries. The castle takes its name from the nearby Porta Capuana, the medieval city gate beside it, which led travellers o...