Royal Palace of Caserta
Discover the Royal Palace of Caserta, the world's largest royal residence and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Book Royal Palace of Caserta tickets to enjoy skip-the-line entry and explore its spectacular design and architecture, with access to the Royal Apartments of the Bourbon Kings.
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Experience the best of Caserta with access to both the opulent Royal Apartments and the sprawling Royal Park.
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Step into the lavish Royal Apartments, where gilded ceilings, intricate frescoes, and dazzling chandeliers set the scene for regal splendor.
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Wander through 120 hectares of nature's best—think cascading waterfalls, serene fountains, and lush greenery straight out of a royal fairytale.
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Take your visit up a notch with an optional audio guide, available in multiple languages, for a deeper dive into history.
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Experience the best of Caserta with access to both the opulent Royal Apartments and the sprawling Royal Park.
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Step into the lavish Royal Apartments, where gilded ceilings, intricate frescoes, and dazzling chandeliers set the scene for regal splendor.
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Wander through 120 hectares of nature's best—think cascading waterfalls, serene fountains, and lush greenery straight out of a royal fairytale.
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Take your visit up a notch with an optional audio guide, available in multiple languages, for a deeper dive into history.
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With skip-the-line access, head straight into the palace, maximizing your time for exploration.
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In a small group, enjoy personal attention from your guide, who can answer all your questions and curiosities about the massive palace.
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Explore iconic spaces inside the palace, including the Palatine Chapel, Grand Staircase, and the Throne Room, all on this 2-hour tour.
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End your journey with a stroll through the palace’s vast, beautifully manicured gardens.
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Fun Fact: Musicians used to hide in a space in frescoed domes to surprise the King with heavenly music!
More details
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With skip-the-line access, head straight into the palace, maximizing your time for exploration.
-
In a small group, enjoy personal attention from your guide, who can answer all your questions and curiosities about the massive palace.
-
Explore iconic spaces inside the palace, including the Palatine Chapel, Grand Staircase, and the Throne Room, all on this 2-hour tour.
-
End your journey with a stroll through the palace’s vast, beautifully manicured gardens.
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Fun Fact: Musicians used to hide in a space in frescoed domes to surprise the King with heavenly music!
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Explore the Royal Palace of Caserta with access to the apartments, park, and the English Gardens.
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Marvel at the gilded ceilings, intricate frescoes, and dazzling chandeliers that adorn the interiors of the Royal Apartments.
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Visit iconic rooms like the Throne Room, Court Theatre, and Palatine Library, with your digital audio guide offering insights into royal life.
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Stroll through the sprawling Royal Park, featuring cascading waterfalls, serene fountains, and lush greenery.
More details
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Explore the Royal Palace of Caserta with access to the apartments, park, and the English Gardens.
-
Marvel at the gilded ceilings, intricate frescoes, and dazzling chandeliers that adorn the interiors of the Royal Apartments.
-
Visit iconic rooms like the Throne Room, Court Theatre, and Palatine Library, with your digital audio guide offering insights into royal life.
-
Stroll through the sprawling Royal Park, featuring cascading waterfalls, serene fountains, and lush greenery.
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Enjoy a seamless journey to Caserta Palace with round-trip train tickets and priority access.
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Avoid long queues and maximize your time exploring the palace's stunning architecture and lush gardens.
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Download a user-friendly audio guide to your smartphone, available in multiple languages, providing rich historical context and engaging stories as you explore.
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Customize your visit with a personalized audio guide that lets you spend more time in areas that interest you most.
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Fun Fact: The palace has served as a filming location for several movies, including scenes from "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" and "Mission: Impossible III.
More details
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Enjoy a seamless journey to Caserta Palace with round-trip train tickets and priority access.
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Avoid long queues and maximize your time exploring the palace's stunning architecture and lush gardens.
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Download a user-friendly audio guide to your smartphone, available in multiple languages, providing rich historical context and engaging stories as you explore.
-
Customize your visit with a personalized audio guide that lets you spend more time in areas that interest you most.
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Fun Fact: The palace has served as a filming location for several movies, including scenes from "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" and "Mission: Impossible III.
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Enjoy a private tour of Italy's largest Bourbon royal residence with skip-the-line entry for a stress-free visit.
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Hear fascinating stories about the palace’s elliptical vault, court theatre, and gold-studded throne room from your dedicated historian guide.
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See the grand Royal Apartments decked with silk wallpapers and chandeliers, and visit the imposing throne room.
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Stroll through the palace's botanical gardens with waterfall, Statues of Diana and Actaeon.
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Fun fact: The royal residence became a part of a faraway galaxy when it served as the filming location for Naboo's royal palace in Star Wars: Episode One — The Phantom Menace!
More details
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Enjoy a private tour of Italy's largest Bourbon royal residence with skip-the-line entry for a stress-free visit.
-
Hear fascinating stories about the palace’s elliptical vault, court theatre, and gold-studded throne room from your dedicated historian guide.
-
See the grand Royal Apartments decked with silk wallpapers and chandeliers, and visit the imposing throne room.
-
Stroll through the palace's botanical gardens with waterfall, Statues of Diana and Actaeon.
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Fun fact: The royal residence became a part of a faraway galaxy when it served as the filming location for Naboo's royal palace in Star Wars: Episode One — The Phantom Menace!
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Skip the lines as you explore the beautiful palatial complex of Caserta, with a whopping 1,200 rooms, a large in-house theater, and over 24 royal apartments.
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Relax with round-trip transfers from Naples and indulge in the lavish aesthetics of this estate as you learn more about its artistic heritage.
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The grounds are home to vivid greenery, evocative fountains, and a wide range of colorful flowers.
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Caserta Royal Palace, built in 1752 under King Charles VII of Bourbon, was the largest palace erected in Europe during the 18th century.
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Skip the lines as you explore the beautiful palatial complex of Caserta, with a whopping 1,200 rooms, a large in-house theater, and over 24 royal apartments.
-
Relax with round-trip transfers from Naples and indulge in the lavish aesthetics of this estate as you learn more about its artistic heritage.
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The grounds are home to vivid greenery, evocative fountains, and a wide range of colorful flowers.
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Caserta Royal Palace, built in 1752 under King Charles VII of Bourbon, was the largest palace erected in Europe during the 18th century.
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Visit state rooms such as the Throne Room, the Hall of Hercules, and the Hall of Mirrors with your skip-the-line tickets to the Royal Palace of Naples.
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See remarkable artworks from the Bourbon era created by renowned artists such as Guercino, Andrea Vaccaro, Mattia Preti, Massimo Stanzione, and others.
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Get up close to see the aristocratic life of Acton, Rothschilds, and Pignatelli at Villa Pignatelli with skip-the-line access.
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Marvel at art collections spanning the 16th to the 18th centuries and see a treasure trove of 2,000 volumes and over 4,000 records of classical music.
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Fun fact: In addition to the Palatine Library, the Royal Palace is also home to the Naples National Library, which houses over 2 million volumes.
More details
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Visit state rooms such as the Throne Room, the Hall of Hercules, and the Hall of Mirrors with your skip-the-line tickets to the Royal Palace of Naples.
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See remarkable artworks from the Bourbon era created by renowned artists such as Guercino, Andrea Vaccaro, Mattia Preti, Massimo Stanzione, and others.
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Get up close to see the aristocratic life of Acton, Rothschilds, and Pignatelli at Villa Pignatelli with skip-the-line access.
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Marvel at art collections spanning the 16th to the 18th centuries and see a treasure trove of 2,000 volumes and over 4,000 records of classical music.
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Fun fact: In addition to the Palatine Library, the Royal Palace is also home to the Naples National Library, which houses over 2 million volumes.
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About The Royal Palace of Caserta
Naples' Royal Palace of Caserta is a UNESCO gem celebrated for its 18th-century opulence and Baroque magnificence. With sprawling gardens reminiscent of Versailles, this architectural marvel beckons history enthusiasts from world over.
With 5 floors, 1200 rooms, a museum, library and theatre, it is the largest royal residence in the world by volume. The gardens alone extend beyond 11 acres.
The Royal Palace of Caserta was the chosen spot where the Germans signed their unconditional surrender at the end of World War 2. This guaranteed the permanent removal of German and Italian fascist troops.
In 1943, precious canvases within the Palatine Chapel were destroyed by the bombing during WW2. Some standing columns still bear evidence to this fateful episode.
From 1923 to 1943, the Royal Palace was also home to Italia Aeronautica, the Italian Airforce Academy.
The Royal Palace was also a preferred choice as a movie set, with films like Mission Impossible and Angels & Demons, etc. being shot on its premises. Two movies from the Star wars franchise (The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones) was also taken here.
Why visit The Royal Palace of Caserta?
Highlights
The Royal Park
Spanning 3km in length and featuring 60 statues, the Royal Park is 100 hectares in area and houses 6 monumental fountains. Its lifeblood is the Caroline Aqueduct, feeding its complex system of pools and fountains. The Royal Park itself has plenty to see inside, including the Boschia Vecchio (which is the oldest portion of the Park), the waterfall that distributes the water from the Caroline Aqueduct and more.
The Royal Palace
The Royal Palace of Caserta has a total of 1200 rooms placed across 5 floors, including 12 state apartments, a library, and a theatre that was modelled after Teatro San Carlo of Naples. A masterpiece of Baroque architecture, the palace follows a symmetrical layout. It showcases grand staircases, soaring ceilings, and intricate decorations.
The Palatine Chapel
Built within the Palace, the chapel was Vanvitelli's personal challenge to one-up the church in Versailles which he deemed as 'bad, disproportionate in everything”. To this end, no expense was spared to decorate the 'house of god', with the finest marbles sourced from Naples and Sicily. This gives the Palatine Chapel a polychromatic finish, with its gold ceilings and multi-hued marble floor.
The English Gardens
Occupying an area of 23 hectares, the English Garden is the first example of an informal garden in Italy. The garden is home to rare and exotic plants that were imported from around the world (totaling 224 species). Apart from the plants, this garden also houses several lakes, temples, four greenhouses, an English mansion, a bee house, 24 sculptures and other elements.
The Caroline Aqueduct
The Caroline Aqueduct is an engineering marvel designed by Luigi Vanvitelli. It was designed to supply the Palace, gardens, fountains, the upcoming city of Caserta, and the nearby mills and agricultural lands with water. The construction of this structure was one of the most important public works done by the Bourbons.
San Silvestro Wood
Extending for 76 hectares behind the Royal Park, these woods were bought and cultivated by King Charles of Bourbon. It was used for hunting, cultivating olive trees and vineyards, breeding cattle and producing cheese. Within, there is an 8 hectare rectangular vineyard called San Silvestro’s Oasis. Today, it is funded by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Plan your visit
Piazza Carlo di Borbone
For access to the Royal Palace, Royal Park and English Gardens, this entrance is for you. This is also the mandatory entrance for ArteCard holders.
Corso Pietro Giannone, 5
If you want to visit just the Royal Park and the English Gardens, use this entrance. This entrance is also reserved for those arriving on bicycles.
Closed: The Royal Palace is closed on Tuesdays, January 1 and December 25.
The Court Theatre: Saturday and Sunday: 10am - 1pm (Last Entry 12:45pm)
Note: Closed on free entry days.
Palatine Chapel: 8:30am - 6:15pm; Last entrance: 6:10pm
Mass: Every Sunday, 12pm - 1pm
Seating: 200 seats (100 reserved for the Episcopal Curia of Caserta)
Gran Gallery: 8:30am - 7:20pm; Last entrance: 6:30pm
Includes: Educational Workshops spaces, Conference Room, and Bookshop on the ground floor. Temporary exhibitions on the Royal Floor.
Leave bulky bags, suitcases and luggage inside the cloakroom located near the Piazza Carlo di Borbone entrance. Bags larger than 40 x 30 x 10 cm are not allowed inside the Royal Palace.
There are 4 toilets inside the Royal Park, two inside the Palace and one inside the Royal Apartments. The toilets are free to use.
The service is free and is available inside the museum and Palace.
You can take a shuttle round trip from the Royal Palace to the restaurant Diana and Atteone and back at a fee of €2.50. You can also rent Nolo Bici Reali bikes to explore the Royal Park. Hourly rates are €4 per for the classic ones and €6 for the electric ones. After three hours, the hourly rate is discounted by 50%.
The changing and nursing room is located inside the Royal Apartments.
An exclusive elevator for visitors with disabilities is available if you enter the Royal Palace via the Piazza Carlo di Borbone entrance.
Rent a golf cart or shuttle for convenience of travel to the Royal Park and English Garden. Round trip rates are €10.
Only service animals are allowed.
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