the royal palace at caserta

1. On the territory of the museum there are African immigrants, selling clothes. 2. The palace outside is in a very unkempt condition. Even though there are several beautiful rooms in it and interesting exhibits (along with broken and dirty tiles on the floor), the stairs and the entrance are in the best condition and are the most impressive parts.3. The condition and beauty of the park is below the level of regular modern big city parks (except maybe the presence of cascade waterfall and several sculptures), where you can walk for hours on a comfortable pavement, observing the wildlife.4. The restroom had a very long line. There was no sign for additional restroom, but it did exist. In both restroom facilities there was no toilet paper or soap.5. It is difficult to get access to accompanying comments in each room. Often Italian and English comments are on one piece, which is standing exactly perpendicularly to the floor - imagine, how comfortable to read it!6. While walking in one part of the park, we saw that we are walking in parallel to the main paved road, so we thought eventually we'd be able to exit the park and get on the main road back towards the palace. And we came to the merging point, just the gates were locked. so we had to walk for 30 minutes back. 7. All - pedestrians, bikers, horses and cars - are using the same road, so there is no relaxation.RESUME: is not worthy paying 12 EUR, is not worthy spending time to get there (even on free museum day), if you are visiting Italy. Terrible.

Unfortunately we were so pushed for time the day we visited that we chose between viewing the palace or the gardens. I chose to view the gardens and I was so pleased I did! We visited in November and it was like a beautiful summers day, it was all so picturesque. It was quite a long walk though being so hot and it wasn't until we'd got to the end of our walk that I find out you could hire bikes there! So I would recommend doing that :)And make sure you walk all the way to the end of the gardens to see the beautiful waterfall. Definitely worth a visit :)

Yadda-Yadda..... five floors of castle with four coartyards, 1200 rooms, 34 staircases and 1742 windows, gives this palace the right to crow "that this is the Versailles of the Bourbons" The sheer scale has to be observed from the rear facade which overlooks a park covering 300 acres offering up grassy parterre, natural woodlands and an English garden. Its amazing to trawl an avenue that stretches 4 km lined with statues, at its centre a great fountain with a statue of my old hunting partner, the Goddess Diana. King Charles III spent heaps on his sumptuous pile, achieving his goal of making versailles pale by comparison. The vista from the central atrium is extraordinary, as is the entrance to the elegant court theatre with the park used as a backdrop.. We loved the double, white-marbled staircase watched over by two regal lions, and topped by a superb vaulted dome. Yet, when all things are said and done, one pop into my mouth of Caserta's mozzarella di bufala, was enough for me to sing huzzanahs in its honour. its no small wonder that in 1600 it was so precious that it was quoted in value in terms of wheat and gold.. Next day we trekked to the old village of Caserta that climbs up the steep slopes of Mt. Virgo. It is almost entirely medieval in style with houses made of tufa rock, portals, courtyards, loggias and lots of mullioned windows. Sure it stands in stark contrast to the magnificence of the royal palace, but in no way, less inviting. The village is grouped around a 12th century cathedral with a masterpiece of construction in its octagonal turretand the arch of the bell tower which straddles the main thoroughfare. There are lovely remains of the 11th century castle, that fields one remaining watchtower rising 99 feet in height.

The Palace with the Grand staircase makes you feel like Cinderella at the ball. The grandness of the palace is only diminished by the cascading fountains and gardens which stretch for over 2km. Best way to experience this is to hire push bikes and marvel at the vista from the top of the Cascades looking towards the palace and Mt Vesuviius in the back ground.

This palace is quite beautiful with lovely frescos, paintings, furniture and architecture. Grand on a grand scale. The gardens and waterfalls are not to be missed.

I climbed the magnificent, marble double staircase, and entered the equally magnificent huge entrance Hall. And that was only the entree. I could not but think - how could workers with a bucket, a shovel and some ropes make such breathtaking architecture? The rest of the Palace was the usual room after room of guilt, candelabras, beautiful 'antique' chairs, marquetry tables, - and of course paintings and extra long lounges.Outside in the garden tourists were riding golf carts into the distance to view the excellent water works and statues. If you have not yet visited this isolated Palace about 15 miles out of town which many tourist books describe as the, "Best Palace in Italy" then I hope that one day you will have the pleasure. Brian, from Perth. West. Australia.

I'd never heard of Palazzo Reale Caserta until I started researching our trip to Italy! We visited mid August peak season. I could take photos to my hearts delight without having to beat the roving masses out of the way! It really is the secret gem in Italy's crown of places to visit! We had a private guide which made it even more fascinating to learn all of Palazzo Reale very famous history. Book your tickets before you get there. It was a very warm day so we took the bus from the Palace to the fountains at the top! 10 minutes by bus, 25 minute walk. The English Gardens and Grotto were so peaceful and beautiful, it didn't feel like you were a short distance out of Naples. The Palace has truly magnificent ceilings, wall decoration and marble floors. It is just so beautiful! We had 4 hours touring, the time just flew! I loved this Palace more than Versailles! They tend to have more Italians than international tourists so facilities are sparse. There is a shop in the palace for light refreshments and toilet facilities a few hundred yards walk from the palace. The visit to Caserta was part of our tour enroute from Rome to Amalfi Coast -Naples with Benvenuto Limo services, saving the hassle of finding transport and guides, well worth the experience.

Just one word to define this pearl: astonishing! In a small town like Caserta you are not expecting to find such a Palace. Hope that all restauration will be finish soon as it really is one of the top Palaces I have ever seen, including Versailles...

The palace is great, the main ladder is so impressive and luxurious. I am not a great fan of barocco, but it suits so well to these great rooms and halls. The bicycle walk along the fountains is strongly recommended. The way back from the top of the fountain alley takes some 10 minutes because you go down the hill. it is a pity the palace is not much frequented. It is a real gem and well worth a trip from Naples, also we decided to stay for 3 days in Caserta instead of Naples.

Simply WOW. What a fantastic place to visit! The palace is a magical fairy tail building. BUT the Gardens are a MUST MUST see. The architectural vistas are only part of the experience. If you are fit enough avoid the bus to the distant water feature. The walk is a delight and you can explore the different gardens on the return walk. Be sure to see the English Garden. Have plenty of memory for you camera - you will need it!

Really beautiful and if you visit the first Sunday of every month is free! Inside is beautiful but the gardens are the real attraction. It is maybe 5 Km from the Palace through the end but is very nice and it worth it. It is a good idea to take extra water, because there is only one shop to buy, there was a massive queue to buy overpriced water. We wanted to visit the English Gardens, but is only possible by a guided visit. In our case, it departed before the time and the next one was over 1 hour later. Because there was a lot of people waiting for the guided visit we decided to stay and only found a grumpy guide tour who was inflexible to do another tour, even though the tour started 20 minutes before time. Out of this, the Palace worth a visit for sure!

I highly recommend hiring bikes to get to the other end of the massive park - the rent is rather pricey but worth it. Taking a horse carriage ride is also possible. The English Garden is absolutely beautiful, and a pond we found in the tropical forest was almost magical. I wrote a blog post about it, you can check it out here!http://alwaysabroad.co/2014/11/15/visit-at-royal-palace-of-caserta-reggia-di-caserta/

We are is the spirit of china painting. The celling of the palace can only remenber you of fine china décoration. Yet you will realise that all the floor the floors of the palace are most of them made of tiles. Not to mist the fabulous Chapel en grand staircase.

The Royal Palace of Caserta is absolutely huge. Building is unbelievably big. The property's garden seems to be endless.

We visited the garden and walked all the way to the end of it, where we walked through the English garden with a total different atmosphere. Afterwards we visited the palaced, wich is magnificent!