Royal Palace in Caserta is the largest building of the 18th century in Europe. That’s why it deserves a lot of touristic and architectural attention. The palace is covering an area of about 245 000 m2. There have placed 1200 rooms. It is unbelievable but the palace was built in 28 years from 1752 until 1780. The wonderful palace is surrounded by a huge park area. On its territory, you can see a lot of nice fountains and sculptures. The park has a great number of rare plants and trees.
As it was many years ago the Royal Palace still adores with the luxurious interiors. The throne hall is decorated with gilding and the main staircase looks like a real masterpiece. The decoration is made in the Empire style. There was used the best marble, precious metals and paints interstice with pieces of gild.
40 rooms have painted walls and today right here has placed the museum. There are presented royal collections of ancient pieces of art, antique furniture and precious adornment. The five-floored palace is 36 meters high. If you want to see all the gorgeous rooms, sleeping rooms and corners, 100 excursions won’t be enough. If you want to see not only the palace but also the fabulous park, come here in the warm season.
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Useful staff nearby
Car rental office: 'Mezzullo Autobus - Autolinee e Noleggio' is located in 0.45 km (
on the map).
Fuel station: 'Nuzzo Giovanni Carburanti' in 0.44 km
Supermarket: 'Carrefour Market - Supermarket' in 0.42 km
Parking: 'Parking Reggia Di Caserta' in 0.29 km
Apotheek: 'Farmacia D'Errico Dott.Cosmo' in 0.41 km
Police station: 'Gruppo Carabinieri Forestale Caserta' in 0.27 km
Cafe/restaurant: 'Cortes neapolitan bistrot' in 0.23 km
Railway station: 'Caserta' in 0.49 km
Nearest airports:
» Capodichino Airport NAP - in 21 km
» Salerno Airport QSR - in 70 km
» Gino Lisa Airport FOG - in 108 km
» Abruzzo Airport PSR - in 151 km
» Ciampino Airport CIA - in 165 km