Meeting with the guide and visiting the famous and majestic Reggia Vanvitelliana and its enchanting park. Designed in the 18th century by Vanvitelli, commissioned by Charles III of Bourbon, the Royal Palace represents the triumph of Italian Baroque. The visitor is enchanted by the beauty of the interior and the magnificence of the exterior. With attention to detail and articulated on four monumental courtyards, the building is faced by a scenic park now a destination for thousands of tourists. The visit continues in the Park that can compete, for scenography and variety of plants, with the famous parks of Versailles and Schonbrunn. For the visit we will use the internal bus service that allows the complete use of the extensive Park of the Palace and allows you to easily reach the famous waterfall of Diana and Actaeon and the adjacent "English Garden". The Park is divided into three parts: the Old Forest in which stands the Castelluccia, a miniature fortress where the young Ferdinand IV practiced fake battles. We will continue through the water games flowing from the spectacular fountains, finally, the wonderful English Garden, wanted by Maria Carolina to compete with her sister Marie Antoinette of France, who at Versailles had made the Petit Trianon. Transfer to Casertavecchia, name that assumed the medieval city, perched on the Tifatini hills, when it consolidated, at the beginning of 1800, the new Caserta built in the plan around the Palace wanted by Charles III of Bourbon and the Village Tower, where the Counts of Caserta had resided in the last centuries.
Lunch in the restaurant to enjoy the excellent local products accompanied by local wines.
In the afternoon guided tour of this magnificent jewel located 450 meters high, declared a National Monument for its artistic characteristics and history. Depopulated since the sixteenth century, it has preserved the appearance of a charming medieval village, surrounded by the square of the bishopric on which dominates the Cathedral, an outstanding example of Arab-Norman composite architecture. Above the village the ruins of the ancient castle with the keep still intact. End of services.
