Royal apartments
Grand halls.
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The Royal Palace of Caserta, the Reggia di Caserta, is a former royal palace in the city of Caserta in Campania, southern Italy, about 25 km north of Naples in a straight line. The Bourbons built it as the main residence of the Kings of Naples, and UNESCO made it a World Heritage Site in 1997. Construction began in 1752 for Charles VII under the architect Luigi Vanvitelli, inspired by Versailles. It covers 47,000 square metres, with 130,000 square metres of floor space over five floors, making it one of the largest palaces built in 18th-century Europe and one of the largest former royal residences in the world. The palace's long facade of pink brick and pale stone stretches with endless rows of windows, and behind it a royal park runs along a straight axis about three kilometres long, with pools, canals and stepped cascades leading to the foot of the hill. Beside it lies an English garden with rare trees. Visitors tour the royal apartments and grand halls, then walk, take the shuttle bus or ride bikes along the park to the great waterfall at its end. The park is long, so allow at least half a day; trains from Naples stop near the palace.
Grand halls.
A 3 km axis.
Rare trees.
Caserta, Campania, southern Italy
At least half a day.
Yes, by train from Naples.