Tourist information - Caserta
Caserta is known as the town of Neapolitan eighteenth-century (bourbon period), due to the large testimony of art and structures realised, at the eighteenth-century and at the start of the nineteenth century by the royal dynasty of Bourbons.
The Royal Palace is world famous.
Realised by the architect Luigi Vanvitelli, it comprise of ten representation-hall, library, chapel, theatre court along with a parch rich in fountains, that stretches in almost 3 km, with marble groups among which, that of Diana and Atteone, by Canova. Graefer, the most “genial and botanic gardener in the time” has realised the “englis garden”, with plants coming from all over the world in the circle of structures by imitating those of ancient Rome. Royal Palace has got a twin ship with Versailles and S. Pietroburgo, for several and important manifestations of art. Musical concerts and advanced exhibition are very common.
In the immediate proximity there's the splendid Belvedere of S. Leucio, an agile and refined structure, seat of university representation and excellent schools. Within S. Leucio there is the silk factory, known all over the world.
Within three kilometres, at hills, there's Casertavecchia, only example, in the southern, of a medieval and uninjured village, once residence of bishops and also the famous countess Siffridina, a noblewoman lived during the age of Imperator Federico II and at the core of wars and conflicts for the partition of county and duchy.
Within Casertavecchia there's the first and ancient cathedral of Caserta. It comes with a façade like that of Ravello. The Cathedral, once Franciscan convent, encloses the square and completes above the back side of it.
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