Location: Caserta
Top Things to do in Caserta
Things to do in Caserta, Campania: The Best Historic Sites
Caserta (pronounced [kaˈzɛrta] ( listen) or [kaˈsɛrta]) is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range. The city is best known for the Palace of Caserta.
Restaurants in Caserta
1. Complesso Monumentale Belvedere San Leucio
2. Giardino Inglese
3. Chiostro di Sant'Agostino
4. Parco Reale
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 86 reviews
Reviewed By titania53 - Rome, Italy
The park at the Royal Palace of Caserta requires about 2 hours to visit decently. You can access it on foot although I found that the bus service which costs €2,50 for the round trip, (You can get off the bus at the waterfall and visit the English garden and the area with the fountains, and then get back on another bus when you are ready – they run about every 15 mins) which you get directly when you access the park after crossing through the Palace courtyard, saves a lot of walking in the less interesting part of the gardens (unless you are going for an all-day picnic)! I would also consider using the horse and carriage service for €50 for a 40 min ride up to the waterfall and back (but check first to see if they can leave you there first and then come and get you later). Most important is to check, when you buy your ticket, if the English garden is open and what time it closes, so that you can plan your visit to the Palace and gardens without disappointement. Once inside the garden there is an easy walking track around the perimeter and to a big pond with the most spectacular artificial waterfall which tumbles down the hillside into the magnificent fountain of Diana and Actean, is unique for Europe, and the whole project of the landscaping is well worth the visit, even before visiting the Royal Palace. To highly recommend. Total time needed for a visit to the gardens, the Palace, and (if you are lucky like I was, the Theatre, which is visitable at certain times and days – check before you go) is about 4 hours without time for eating (there is a restaurant next to the waterfall at the top of the garden.
5. Reggia di Caserta
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 8,703 reviews
Reviewed By alessandromE1632PU - Loano, Italy
The Reggia of Caserta is the largest King Residence in the world, and one of the greatest Italian wonders, but not enough publicized and know at worldwide level. This huge palace (more than 1000 rooms) with a wonderful enormous garden is a must to be visited if you visit the south of Italy. The visit cost is around 15€ including the “jump the line” option, and allows visiting the residence’s king’s apartments and the garden. Both these two areas must be visited, and you will be astonished by the marvelous grandeur of this unique site. The visit requires 2 hours for the park and 2 hours for the apartments as a minimum. The apartments area also has a self service restaurant and bar. Audio guides are available in multi language version, for additional 5€ per person.
6. Palazzo dei Granili
7. Palazzo delle Quattro Colonne
8. Palazzo Acquaviva
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