Full with envy towards his French Cousin, Carlo di Burbone ordered his architect, Vanvitelli, to build him a Palace “better than Versaille”. And he got it, Versaille looks like a poor cousin compared to this beauty. There are tons of info you can easily find about this Palace on the Web, so I’ll concentrate on practicalities: We arrived without reservation or pre-booked tickets in the middle of the afternoon on a Wednesday. No problem getting tickets, if you pay the full price (€15). Knowing that we did not have much time, we wanted to see only the Royal Apartments, but for that we had to wait 3 hours. So, we paid full price and saw only what we wanted. Not very crowded, a few groups and very few individual visitors. Parking is available on site, €2. there is an audio guide, but all the info is also posted by every exhibit, in Italian and English. Special section covering the construction of the Palace and its architect, including an interesting video. All in all, plan to spend half day if you want to see it all. The Royal apartments only take about 3 hours. All this marble, gold and mirrors, very impressive

Our guide was excellent. We were in a private tour for 2 people and we learned so much and got to enjoy the palace as well as the gardens. Great experience!

If you find this review helpful, please let us know by clicking the like button below! Thank you! We could not believe the opulence of this site! All of this was built for one person! The rooms and structure are exquisite and opulent with many works of art and many other treasures to see! To see this palace would take days to just skim through and maybe a month to totally see it all! Very MUST SEE! (and many times)

My wife and I visited the Royal Palace at Caserta during an Italian holiday. We parked in the underground car park adjacent to the palace. The palace is certainly impressive, although we were a bit confused about how to get into it, as the entrance was cut off when we passed the first time. We spent a couple of hours in the extensive and impressive gardens before returning to look around the palace. The rooms are incredibly ornate and impressive. Definitely worth visiting if you are in the Naples area.

We took the train from Naples which was very easy. Turn RIGHT when you get off. We went left and followed others who didn't know where they were going. We ended up walking miles in 30 degrees heat. Had we gone right it would have been 5 minutes. All it needs is one small sign at the station. I have a disability so by the time we got there I wad struggling. While going around the rooms someone came and asked if I would like a wheelchair. I didn't hesitate in excepting. Thank you for taking the time to do this. The palace is beautiful and so are the gardens. We got the shuttle up there. It would have been nice though if we could have got off at the fountains as well as the gardens as it meant we would have to walk back down to them then back up to get the shuttle. Gardens are lovely but a sign to the English gardens would have been a big help. Everyone was lost.

Appena esci dall’autostrada, seguendo le indicazioni per Reggia di Caserta, la città che ti accoglie sembra Kabul: polverosa, sporca, strade piene di buche. Le indicazioni per il monumento sono imprecise, non ci sono indicazioni per i parcheggi dei pullman o delle automobili private (infatti non ci sono). Trovi un parcheggio a pagamento probabilmente abusivo. Il parco davanti al palazzo è curato male, erba tagliata a metà, secca. Il piazzale davanti all’ingresso sporco, pieno di carta. Fuori mancano le indicazioni per l’ingresso è la biglietteria. Alla cassa della biglietteria una sola cassiera che parla male inglese. I pannelli con le informazioni su prezzi e orari sono solo in 2 lingue. All’acquisto del biglietto non viene data una cartina. La Reggia ovviamente è bella, i giardini non sono curati benissimo, anche la mancano le indicazioni. Ci sono scarsi bagni, troppo distanti. Verso l’orario della chiusura vedi i custodi che non vedono l’ora di andarsene a casa. Ciliegina sulla torta: il bookshop è chiuso già prima della chiusura del palazzo. La spiegazione di una custode: la collega ha chiuso prima, è di un’altra gestione! Insomma un monumento di questa importanza, tenuto come nei paesi del terzo mondo. Ma i gestori non hanno mai fatto un giro in Vaticano, agli Uffizi, al Gardaland? Sarebbe ora che lo facessero per far sviluppare il turismo della zona. Do una stella solo per la bellezza del palazzo.

Gli appartamenti privati sono veramente bellissimi. Dò due stelle perché purtroppo il parco della reggia e il parco per entrare nella reggia sono tenuti veramente male. Ci sono cartine, tappi di bottiglie, pezzi di carta e tanto altro nel prato e lo trovo abbastanza inconcebile in quanto svaluta notevolmente il posto. Inoltre abbiamo prenotato l'ingresso per la reggia e per il parco compresi i giardini inglesi alle 16.45, peccato che i giardini chiudano alle 17 e il biglietto venga venduto comunque alle 16.45. I giardini inglesi distano dal parco circa 4km ed è prevista una navetta per raggiungerli (tra l'altro a pagamento) ma era piena per cui il biglietto era inutilizzabile.