https://padlet.com/albamattera1115/8vxh3y35ag5d . en-us 2018-10-15 18:19:54 UTC 2025-11-14 02:30:09 UTC hello@padlet.com albamattera1115 https://padlet.com/albamattera1115/8vxh3y35ag5d/wish/329624205 The Maschio Angioino has two prisons in the basement: the prison of "the conspiracy of the Barons" and the "pit of the millet" which was initially used as a grain store. 
But the latter, with the passage of time was used to lock up the prisoners, among others also the philosopher Tommaso Campanella.
And since then it has taken the name of "crocodile pit".
The legend of the crocodile tells of mysterious disappearances of prisoners because a crocodile that penetrated from an opening in the basement and brought prisoners to the sea ofter biting them.
It is said that it was brought to Naples from Egypt, from Queen Joanna II and used it to have his lovers killed.]]> 2019-02-10 17:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/albamattera1115/8vxh3y35ag5d/wish/329624205 albamattera1115 https://padlet.com/albamattera1115/8vxh3y35ag5d/wish/329624389 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pianta_Maschio_Angioino_di_Napoli.svg]]> 2019-02-10 17:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/albamattera1115/8vxh3y35ag5d/wish/329624389 albamattera1115 https://padlet.com/albamattera1115/8vxh3y35ag5d/wish/329625075 2019-02-10 17:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/albamattera1115/8vxh3y35ag5d/wish/329625075 albamattera1115 https://padlet.com/albamattera1115/8vxh3y35ag5d/wish/329625374 The castle seen from the north west]]> 2019-02-10 17:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/albamattera1115/8vxh3y35ag5d/wish/329625374 albamattera1115 https://padlet.com/albamattera1115/8vxh3y35ag5d/wish/329625686 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_Nuovo]]> 2019-02-10 17:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/albamattera1115/8vxh3y35ag5d/wish/329625686