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One of the
most sumptuous royal palaces in Europe. You are able to visit the
royal apartments and the great park of the most important dynasty of
the southern part of Italy.
The construction of the
palace was begun in 1752 for Charles VII of Naples, who worked
closely with his architect Luigi Vanvitelli.
When Charles saw
Vanvitelli's
grandly-scaled model
for Caserta it
filled him with
emotion "fit to tear
his heart from his
breast". In the end,
he never slept a
night at the Reggia,
as he resigned from
the throne in 1759
to become King of
Spain, and the
project was carried
to completion for
his third son and
successor, Ferdinand
IV of Naples. |
