Royal Palace of Caserta private day-trip from Rome
Royal Palace of Caserta private day-trip from Rome
Rome, Italy
Experience Rating
8 hours (Approx.)
Mobile ticket
Overview
If you want to spend a few hours walking around a spectacular Park, enjoying the magical atmosphere given by play of water, cascades, if you are curious to visit one of the largest royal palace in the world, this is a perfect excursion to take. With your family, your friends or just to have a couple's romantic experience, this is an unforgettable day-trip while staying in Rome.
What's Included
Access to the Place and Gardens
beverages, food, gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered Pick up is at customer's accomodation in Rome. For pick up outside Rome, (oter villages, airport, etc), we charge for tranfser, according the distance from the city.
Departure Time
7:30 AM
What To Expect
Itinerary
Stop At:
Reggia di Caserta
Spend a day to visit The Royal Palace of Caserta, one of the main attraction in the region of Campania not raf from Naples and 2 hours away from Rome. This marvelous building is one of the most important monuments of the Italian artistic heritage and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It was designed in the 18th Century by the architect Luigi Vanvitelli, according to the will of Charles III, Duke of Bourbon. The Reggia di Caserta (that is, the Royal Palace) is a real masterpiece of architecture and decoration and it houses many works of art. its interior, it is amazing to look at the number of stucco works, bas-riliefs, paintings in fresco, sculptures, inlay floors that pass one after another. The biggest room within the royal apartments, that was used as a reception room for important personalities.
The contruction is surrounded by a wonderful Park. It is a typical example of an Italian garden: wide lawns, squared flowerbeds and, above all, a triumph of water games (dancing water fountains).
Along the central axis, basins, fountains and waterfalls, decorated with large sculptural groups, pass one after another. The result is a spectacular effect of great impact that reaches its peak with the Grande Cascata (Great Waterfall).
Then, the English Garden opens itself up to its beholder's eye - not as symmetrical as its Italian complement, requested by Maria Carolina d'Austria and bursting with indigenous and exotic plants, including the wonderful Cedars of Lebanon.