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CASERTAVECCHIA
On a green hill at 401 m. above sea level, in the foothills of the Tifatini mountains, stands Casertavecchia, an interesting centre that has preserved intact its charm of a medieval village. Founded perhaps on the ruins of an original Roman village, ...
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CATHEDRAL OF CASERTAVECCHIA
In lovely Piazza Vescovado, where the most important buildings of Casertavecchia stand, rises the mighty cathedral consecrated to St. Michael the Archangel. Built between 1113 and 1153, on the model of the Sessa Aurunca duomo, right in the heart of t...
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REGGIA OF CASERTA
The superb Royal Palace of Caserta, which the Bourbon King Charles III had built to emulate the luxury of Versailles, was erected to a plan by Luigi Vanvitelli between 1752 and 1774. A sumptuous residence with 1,200 rooms, on five floors, in which th...
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ROYAL PALACE OF CASERTA: OPERA MUSEUM
Situated inside the sumptuous royal palace of Caserta, and easily reached from the second courtyard on the right, the marvellous Opera Museum offers visitors valuable information about the history of the town and its surrounding area, from its origin...
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ROYAL PALACE OF CASERTA
Set in a spectacular and scenic park, the sumptuous royal palace of Caserta, its majestic construction creatively planned and directed by Luigi Vanvitelli until his death, when the work was completed by his son Carlo in 1774. The palace, built for th...
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ROOMS OF THE ROYAL PALACE OF CASERTA
The rooms of the Royal palace of Caserta are genuine artistic masterpieces, with a mixture of Baroque and neo-classical elements. They spread out from a majestic open-sided atrium, divided into three naves, that leads to the four courtyards around wh...
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PARK OF THE ROYAL PALACE OF CASERTA
Created in 1753, on a plan by Luigi Vanvitelli and modified by his son Carlo in 1789, spreading over an area of 120 hectares, 3 kilometres long, the park of the royal palace of Caserta is an attraction of incomparable beauty. Served by the Carolino a...
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PARK OF THE CASERTA ROYAL PALACE : ENGLISH GARDEN
One of the marvels of the spectacular park of the Caserta royal palace is without doubt the enchanting English garden, spreading over 25 hectares of heavily irrigated land. Created in 1782, on the orders of Queen Maria Carolina of Austria, to a desig...
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S. LEUCIO
Not far from Caserta, on the slopes of the mountain of the same name, stands S. Leucio, a picturesque village built on the orders of the Bourbon King Ferdinand IV. In fact, the sovereign tried to achieve an ambitious project, the creation of a settle...
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CASERTA ROYAL PALACE: COURT THEATRE
Situated on the first floor of the royal palace of Caserta, in the second courtyard, the splendid small court theatre, built to a plan by Luigi Vanvitelli, is one of the finest examples of eighteenth-century theatre architecture. Inaugurated during t...
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Caserta
Capoluogo di provincia (abitanti comune 68.000, ab. provincia 805.000) di origini recenti. Nacque infatti nel corso del 1700 nei pressi della maestosa reggia di Carlo III di Borbone e prese il nome dal vicino e antico abitato di Casertavecchia. La città è oggi un centro agricolo di rilievo grazie alla sua felice posizione geografica, si trova infatti ai margini della fertile pianura nota come “Terra di Lavoro” (dal nome degli antichi abitanti, i Leborini).
Hotels
* Rates shown are indicative rates per double room per night and include all taxes and fees. They are subject to availability.
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