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Crowning the Vomero hill high above central Naples, Castel Sant Elmo is the largest of the four castles of the city and offers what many regard as the finest single view of the Bay of Naples and the surrounding region. The current six-pointed star-shaped fortress was built between 1537 and 1547 by the Spanish viceroy as a stronghold dominating the city below. The site has been fortified since at least the tenth century, when a small church and monastic complex stood on the hilltop. The Angevin ...