Castel dell'Ovo - Egg Castle 

The castle a very ancient Norman stronghold, occupies a small island facing and joining Santa Lucia's harbor. The construction began in 1115 by king Roger II on a pre-existent Roman building, perhaps the villa of the famous Roman patrician Lucullus. The beautiful columns are still visible.

Castel dell' Ovo (Egg Castle) took its name from the legend: The great Latin poet and wizard Virgil buried in its depths a magic egg, which if broken, would bring bad luck to the town. Today the castle houses an interesting prehistoric museum with over 4000 object from agricultural, artisan and domestic spheres of primitive ages from 70,000 to 3,000 years BC.