Caserta and Naples (Full Day)

Caserta is famous for its enchanting Royal Palace, surrounding gardens and their spectacular fountains, which were acquired in the mid 18th century by the Bourbon King Charles III. The palace; rich in chandeliers, gilded frescoes, impressive tapestries and having a total of over 1,200 rooms and 1790 windows, was designed and began being built in 1752 by Luigi Vanvitelli and his son, and not considered completed until the Throne Room was finished in 1847. Amongst a fishpond, natural woodland and masses of shrubbery and flora, there is a 75-meter high waterfall in the gardens, which is clearly visible from the palace located 3 km away. After the year 1759, when the King Charles of Bourbon left the kingdom of Naples to take up the crown of Spain, the property was not used again until 1945 when the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in the Mediterranean required a Headquarters.

“Bella Napoli”, where the pizza Margherita was born – a city having many different colors and many different sides, renowned for the character of its people. Naples is situated in the bay where Mount Vesuvius forms the backdrop to the city that should be toured without wearing jewelry and money should be kept in front pockets rather than wallets or purses! Visit the museum of National Archaeology and the museum Capodimonte that exhibits works of the Renaissance and baroque masters (don’t miss the impressive ceiling). See the cathedral of San Gennaro, impressing churches of San Lorenzo and Ges Nuovo, the charterhouse of San Martino and the cloister of Santa Chiara. There is the theatre of San Carlo and a nearby bar Gambrinus (the bar of the artists) that inherited its name from all the artists that used to drink there after exiting the theatre. There are various squares such as the Piazza Municipio where the castle of Maschio Angioino is located, and the vacant Royal Palace of the former Royal family that rests in Piazza Plebiscito.