Megaride
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| Waters | Tyrrhenian Sea | |
| Geographical location | 40 ° 50 ′ N , 14 ° 15 ′ E | |
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The small island of Megaride , a tuff rock that is now connected to the coast by landfills, is located a few meters from Naples in the Tyrrhenian Sea . According to the ancient geographer Strabo , the islet Megaris already served the founders of the old Neapolis, who came from Rhodes in the 9th / 8th centuries. Century BC As a trading center. According to Greek tradition, the island was also the place where the siren Parthenope was buried.
From the Middle Ages a castle, the Castel dell'Ovo, was built on the island . Today it is surrounded by a few houses, which as Borgo Marinari form a small district within the Neapolitan district of San Ferdinando and are connected to the mainland by the Via Partenope . There is now a small port east of the island.