One of the largest palaces in the world, the Royal Palace of Caserta was designed in the mid eighteenth century by the most renowned architects of the time. Explore this epitome of royal splendor with your Reggia di Caserta tickets and get a taste of sheer opulence defined in every aspect of the palace. The palace is connected with the massive landscaped Royal Palace gardens of Caserta with exquisite water features and rare flora.
Witness this true architectural masterpiece with your Reggia di Caserta tickets, where two parallel staircases have been created based on scenographic arts of the 17th-century. Climb up the magnificent 32 meters high structures to see massive marble statues of lions as well as the renowned great background wall which showcases the statues of the merit, royal majesty, and truth.
Use your Reggia di Caserta tickets to visit this chapel that draws inspiration from the Palatine Chapel of Versailles. Enjoy the intricacies involved as the masters have seamlessly brought together Mannerist, Renaissance, and Baroque traditions. Although the chapel had sustained major damages during World War II, it has been brought back to its former glory through continued efforts over the years.
An absolute masterpiece that was created at the behest of Queen Maria Carolina, the Royal Palace Gardens of Caserta is an integral part that you can visit with your Reggia di Caserta tickets. The gardens span an area of more than 24 hectares and the landscape is dotted with rare and exotic species of flora from across the globe. Enjoy the sights of manmade hills, meadows, ponds, and canals apart from green houses and orangeries created for very rare botanical species.
Enjoy a closer view of the vast collections of magnificent art works by using your Reggia di Caserta tickets. These range from a vast array of rare books, drawings, and paintings, to exquisite furniture and much more. View the different sets of furniture that were used by each of the rulers who resided here. Also worth a mention are the various furnishings, chandeliers, and such other pieces that are worth giving a look.
Go exploring the four different quarters into which the entire floor was divided, by master designer Luigi Vanvitelli. Get your Reggia di Caserta tickets to explore each of these quarters that served as apartments for the royalty including the king and the crown prince for over half a century. However, one section of the Royal Apartments could never be completed because of Napoleonic domination.
Marvel at this engineering masterpiece named after King Charles of Bourbon, when you visit the palace with your Reggia di Caserta tickets. Get an insight into the reasons behind designing this by the great master who came up with this solution to supply water throughout the palace, the fountains, gardens, nearby mills, agricultural lands, as well as the city of Caserta.
The 40 meters long room with walls that are lined by 28 fluted twin Corinthian columns is the very personification of grandeur and one that you can marvel at with your Reggia di Caserta tickets. Stop short in your tracks as you glance up to see the massive fresco that showcases The Laying of the First Stone of the Royal Palace of Caserta. This was one of the most important rooms used by the royalty to receive stately guests.
Location: Royal Palace of Caserta, Piazza Carlo di Borbone, 81100 Caserta CE, Italy
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