Caserta Palace, Residence of the Bourbons

 

Departures with English or Italian speaking driver at 9 am from Naples hotels or accommodation to reach Reggia di Caserta , residence of king Charles of Bourbon . When him becamed king of Naples he wanted to build a palace outside the city that could compete in beauty with the majestic royal residences of Versailles and Shönbrunn. The architect Luigi Vanvitelli thus created a magnificent palace, whose gardens, with spectacular waterfalls and monumental fountains fed by an aqueduct built for the occasion, have become among the most famous in the world. The interiors, decorated between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, leave the visitor amazed at every room: the entrance staircase, the vestibule, the Palatine chapel, the court theater, the furnishings still intact and the throne room make this sumptuous residence among the most beautiful in Europe.