Caserta Travel Guide

  Reggia di Caserta and garden
by Cristian_Uluru
  • Reggia di Caserta and garden
      Reggia di Caserta and garden
    by Cristian_Uluru
  • Caserta's Palace
      Caserta's Palace
    by Ipanema_Princess
  •   Things to Do
    by suhadis
  •   Off The Beaten Path
    by headcam
  • Grand Hotel Vanvitelli
      Grand Hotel Vanvitelli
    by Cristian_Uluru

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Things to Do  

Reggia di Caserta - The Palace

Reggia di Caserta - The Palace, Caserta

 stephenshephard Says:  Only a few of the rooms of this huge palace are open to the public, but they are well worth seeing, being a mixture of opulent and grand, and charming and bizarre.My favourite room was the Hall of the Nativity Scene. The model of the stable at Bethlehem, in Italian presipio,... 

Reggia di Caserta - The Park

Reggia di Caserta - The Park, Caserta

 stephenshephard Says:  The Caserta Palace garden is now a park. Its main feature is an enormous series of fountains leading to an 82 metre high waterfall fed by a specially built aqueduct. It is a very long walk from the palace to the waterfall, so you might want to take the bus back that goes up... 

The avenue of statues is a must see in my opinion

The avenue of statues is a must see in my opinion, Caserta

 unravelau Says:  From the palace to the last fountain the roadway is straight . Fountains, pools, statues and various other sculptures around little stairways lead you up to the next level. When you reach the end of these, the roadway broadens and forms a semi-circular avenue marked by a... 

The gardens

The gardens, Caserta

 filip007 Says:  Luigi Vanvitelli (and his son who continued the work afterwards) is also responsible for the gardens, who climb up the hill for up to 3km. Fountains, ponds and statues decorate the park and the walk, with the artificial river running in the middle and descending in cascades... 

Palazzo Reale

Palazzo Reale, Caserta

 filip007 Says:  The palace itself was built by Luigi Vanvitelli, an architect from Naples and is really impressive, with its 1200 rooms and 1790 windows. Inside, the sheer height of the ceiling in royal rooms and the decorations that stay on the "light" side (classicism reigned at the time)... 

Reggia di Caserta: Pt 4 Gardens Walk- Extra

Reggia di Caserta: Pt 4 Gardens Walk- Extra, Caserta

 suhadis Says:  Warning: this 'extra' part of the Garden's walk is not recommended is you are not able bodied, or in a large family group with kids! There are risks involved in the part of the climb.Apparently there is a path leading right up to the top of the waterfall at the end. It has... 

Reggia di Caserta: Pt 4 Gardens Walk- At the end

Reggia di Caserta: Pt 4 Gardens Walk- At the end, Caserta

 suhadis Says:  At the end of this walk, you will come to a spectacular fountain with sculpture works by Paolo Persico, Angelo Brunelli and Pietro Solari, depicting the mythilogical episode of Diana and Actaeon, with the spectacular man made water fountain as the backdrop. 

Reggia di Caserta: Pt 4 Gardens Walk Stage 3

Reggia di Caserta: Pt 4 Gardens Walk Stage 3, Caserta

 suhadis Says:  In this stage, you can see cascading pools of water from nearly the back of the gardens. Each pool there are large carp-like fishes. It's refreshing to hear the water gushing from one pool to the next. The gradient of the land starts to slope up. 

Hotels  

Jolly Hotel Caserta

 1 Review and 47 Opinions  Nice Hotel just in front of the castle and a few minutes walk from the centre of the city. The only... 

Classhotel Caserta

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Restaurants  

Picnic in the gardens

Picnic in the gardens, Caserta

 filip007 Says:  In the palace, you have the cafe and a self-service restaurant, serving rather decent food, but the best option is to grab a few panini and drinks and head to the gardens. You will find plenty of space to eat and enjoy the picnic... 

Restaurant Grand Hotel Vanvitelli: A fantastic restaurant

Restaurant Grand Hotel Vanvitelli: A fantastic restaurant, Caserta

 Cristian_Uluru Says:  Grand Hotel Vanvitelli has got 4 restaurants. The Ristorante Roof Garden is located on the fourth floor and there you can see views of Caserta. The environment is very elegant but the waiters are very friendly. Here you can taste a good choice of Campanian and Italian... 

Transportation  

Take the train from Napoli Centrale

Take the train from Napoli Centrale, Caserta

 iNorv9 Says:  The train is the best public transportation option for getting to Caserta. It also drops you off right in front of the Reggia, only 400m away. Trains depart Napoli Central about every half hour or so, and the journey takes about 40 minutes. 

Getting to Caserta

Getting to Caserta, Caserta

 stephenshephard Says:  The nearest city to Caserta is Naples. There are frequent trains from Naples Central station to Caserta taking about 35 minutes. See the online Trenitalia timetable for more details (search for trains from Napoli to Caserta and back). 

Local Customs  

Communities (frazioni)
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Casertavecchia at night
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The villages that make up the district around Caserta are:
Aldifreda
Briano
Casertavecchia... ancient place of public power until the 11th century
Casola
Casolla... my great grandfather's village
Centurano
Ercole
Falciano... former seat of church power (16th century)
Garzano
Mezzano
Pozzovetere
Puccianiello
Sala di Caserta
San Benedetto
San Clemente
Santa Barbara... my great grandmother's village
Staturano
Tredici
Tuoro
Vaccheria

Updated Jul 31, 2007

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Warnings and Dangers  

The hike up to the water source.
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Final Caserta Fountain

You can hike up either side of the water fall to its source, but if you take either the more gentle route or the straight up the side one, do make sure that you have good gripping shoes. Apart from the water and splashes, its littered with leaf and therefore very slippery.

Updated Apr 4, 2011

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Off The Beaten Path  

Capua Amphitheater

Capua Amphitheater, Caserta

 headcam Says:  Visit the Capua Amphitheater where Spartacus made his mark as a Gladiator. Not as glamorous as the Roman Colosseum but it still stands. Rarely visited, you can wonder without crowds into the lower levels to see where preparations for battle were made. A must see for fans of... 

It seemed that everyone walked through here

It seemed that everyone walked through here, Caserta

 unravelau Says:  but scarcely thought to look at it as other than the access to: - the garden, the waterfalls, the statues or indeed the staircase into the palace itself. The end view was pretty enticing really. 

Mark 2 of the walk through the grand hall.

Mark 2 of the walk through the grand hall., Caserta

 unravelau Says:  Now I forget, myself whether this was on the right or the left hand side of the grand hallway but it is there somewhere. 

The pond

The pond, Caserta

 filip007 Says:  Slightly of the main walk - on the right when descending, you will find a rather huge pond with an island in the middle. It was built to provide military education, housing mock sea battles and entertainment - parties were thrown on the island. 

Favorites  

Another of the Versailles

Another of the Versailles, Caserta

 filip007 Says:  In 18th century every monarch that had a minimum of self-respect had to build himself a VERSAILLES. Of course better and richer than the original. So this impressive one owes its creation to the desire of Charles Bourbon, then king of Naples, who decided on his construction... 

The palace was soooo grand.

The palace was soooo grand., Caserta

 unravelau Says:  I just loved all of the decorations, statues, vases, clocks, paintings and everything inside really. That everything that is to be seen here, i.e. the gardens, the statues, the palace, the medieval area, the fountains etc., are just so beautiful and all at the one spot for... 

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