Royal Palace of Caserta | Reggia di Caserta, ITALY

The Royal Palace of Caserta is a magnificent palace just a short train ride from Naples, Italy. It was designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1997. Often compared with the more famous Palace of Versailles in France, Caserta is actually twice as large as Versailles, though the gardens are not quite as extensive. The Royal Palace of Caserta has been featured in several feature films, such as Angels and Demons and Mission Impossible III, and many more.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:44 Introducing the Reggia di Caserta
01:51 Getting to the Reggia
02:21 Visit Recommendations
02:58 Visiting Inside the Reggia
09:36 Our Big Italian Adventure
09:57 Visiting the Gardens
13:08 The English Garden
13:44 Our Recommendation

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Reggia di Caserta photo credits

[thefrontporch]

I don't remember how I stumbled upon this breathtaking site years ago, but even tody 50 years on, I still am awed at how quickly it was built, and where did all the awesome talent come from? He certainly employed a lot of people in this remote town. Humanity is capable of such greatness, and also of such malice.

[NicksMech]

you should also visit the Royal Palace of Venaria (Turin) if you have never seen it, it is wonderful! greetings from Ferrara

[MrBubu]

In Italia ci sono migliaia di siti storici sparsi per tutto il territorio nazionale. Cattedrali, teatri, ponti, piazze, castelli, chiese, ville e palazzi di ogni epoca. Si ricorda spesso l'architetto che lo ha progettato e il re o il nobile che ne ha ordinato la costruzione, però nessuno ricorda o potrà mai ricordare quell'enorme mole di operai, muratori, falegnami, pittori, marmisti, ebanisti, fabbri etc etc che li ha fisicamente costruiti per secoli! Resteranno per sempre anonimi.

[andreadimatteo]

Let me to add some corrections. The palace was never abandoned, it was very well preserved in '800 century. During the WWII there was one bombing that made very little damage. It was choosed as headquarter by Allies and in it there was the surrender of german troops in Italy. The american soldiers made many big damages to the palace. The walls were drilled to allow the passage of electrical and telephone cables, many furnishings were ruined and an enormous quantity of small works of art were stolen by the soldiers as a souvenir of the war. The palace is very well known everywhere in the world, it was visited by one million of visitors last year.

[douglasbull]

Altrii spunti meravigliosi da parte vostra, grazie. I visit Italy for a couple months every summer spending around a month in Toscana. A couple years ago I took the train from Bari to Napoli, then a few days later Napoli to Rome. I was wondering why the trains would stop in a rural place like Caserta. Later I found out but still haven't had the chance to get back there. Now you have prodded me to get there this next summer.

[donroberts]

It is a beautiful palace and garden. If you go on the 1st Sunday of the month, the admission is free as are the admissions to most Italian museums.

[paddygoodwin]

Thanks for sharing this very informative video
I am hoping to visit next week and really looking forward to
it with the benefit of your excellent presentation…

[stephaniemoulds]

Fabulous palace but my favorite the incredible fountains in the gardens

[susancalvert]

Very interesting! I love your videos! 😊

[carmendeledda]

La Reggia di Caserta ha 2000 stanze e anche un piccolo teatro da 500 posti, bellissimo. Non ha niente da invidiare a Versailles, il giardino è spettacolare e difficilmente replicabile.

[danieled.]

Congratulations for your very precise and detailed videos! Speaking of Italian Reggies in comparison with Versailles, perhaps you don't know the palace of Venaria Reale (near Turin, my city). It is one of the Savoy residences part of the UNESCO site since 1997. It was designed and built BEFORE Versailles which was inspired by Venaria in particular for the gardens with the "telescopic" perspective.
After many vicissitudes that led to its near ruin, so much so that in the 1950s someone thought of demolishing it permanently, the palace has been magnificently restored. Come and see it!
Greetings from Turin! 😊

[HalaFn]

You should visit also venaria and stupinigi near Turin

[P.garibaldi]

For the "room question" in the palaces of that period you can watch Alessandro Barbero talking about Caterina di Russia!

[giorgiosantonastaso]

Nice recommendation. I used to bike in the garden as a child, with my father. He was from Caserta...
Don't think it's allowed nowadays... Or is it?

[Lulibag]

I Re, in questo caso i Borbone, vivevano in questi immensi, freddi, impressionanti palazzi reali con la loro corte e cortigiani. Come Versailles lo scopo era stupire e impressionare la corte e il popolino. Erano regge sicuramente gelide e poco accoglienti, però servivano a destare stupore e timore... Grandeur

[arpinekhrlopyan-xiti]

Do you know the difference between these two options at Palazzo Colonna: Gallery+Princess Isabelle Apartment+Garden
GALLERY+APARTMENT+FAI GARDENS

[sarabaccelli]

Consiglio cinema: Il gattopardo. Di Visconti. Il principe Fabrizio (Burt Lancaster) racconta PERCHÉ la ricchezza ha bisogno della povertà totale.

[MarcProcopio-cl]

Why Does This guy seem familiar to me?

[markmuller]

So unfortunate that all the forniture was stolen/looted (by Napoleon maybe? Can't remember 😅)

[xwiirastusx]

Here are my two cents: Caserta is an exercise in poor taste. It was only built by the Neapolitan branch of the Bourbon family to rival their French cousins palace of Versailles. The buiding is ridiculously out of proportion, overly grandiose and sterile, the gardens, on the other hand, are miniscule compared to those of Versailles, and done on the cheap.