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A tiny workshop producing silk for customers such as the White House and the Pope is one of the last remaining to practice the centuries-old craft in Caserta, in the heart of Italy.  In the late 18th century, King Ferdinand IV of Naples of the House of Bourbon built a summer resort close to the Royal Palace north of Naples in San Leucio. He turned...

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Naples is a fascinating city in itself, but it’s also an excellent starting point to visit some of Italy’s most ancient historical sites and archeological treasures. While most use Rome or Florence as a base camp for day trips, these amazing day trips from Naples prove that no traveler to Italy should skip over la bella Napoli – or the towns around...

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Vanvitelli, who died on 1 March 1773, was Italy's most prominent architect of the 18th century. Italy is holding a series of events in honour of Luigi Vanvitelli, the Italian architect famed for designing the Royal Palace of Caserta, to mark the 250th anniversary of his death. The main events are taking place at Reggia di Caserta, the vast palace t...

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The Reggia di Caserta is one of Italy’s many marvels and it has been part of UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 1997. Designed in the 18th century by Neapolitan architect Luigi Vanvitelli, it is by many considered the most splendid example of Italian Baroque architecture, a perfect mix of the grandiosity and opulence of France’s Versailles and Spai...

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The 19th-century wing of the Royal Apartments in the Royal Palace of Caserta — centerpiece of its city and the Versailles-rivaling vision of Bourbon King Charles III — reopened to the public last week after a lengthy restoration. Tiziana Maffei, General Director of the Royal Palace of Caserta, said at the inauguration, “Reviving the dignity [befitt...

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As soon as you leave Caserta train station, you will see something peeping out from the hedge without clearly understand what it is. However, once crossed the road and entering the garden, you cannot be unimpressed by its magnificence. Harmonious, perfect, elegant, majestic and at the same time welcoming, harsh but sweet: the Royal Palace of Casert...

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Recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and defined as one of the most beautiful works of hydraulic engineering in the world, the Carolino Aqueduct was the work that, together with the Royal Palace of Caserta, sanctioned the great success of the architect Luigi Vanvitelli. He, with his ambitious project for the aqueduct, denied all the expert...

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New technologies have enabled us to travel even by just moving a finger on our smartphones. Here tourism has become somewhat virtual. And we have noticed it in these two years of lockdown and pandemic. Enabling it was the innovation introduced in 2007, just 15 years ago, by Google, which after changing our lives with the Maps application, launched...

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Those who look for a vacation by the sea and in summertime just cannot renounce to the sensation of the sea on their skin, can find in Italy many locations to satisfy their desires. A region to be taken into consideration, for the magical combination of breathtaking landscapes and warm and comfortable climate, is certainly Campania. Campania, one o...

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There’s no doubt that the Royal Palace of Caserta is impressive. In a country with so much world-renowned architecture, the moniker “Versailles of Italy” has to be earned. Extending over an area of 47,000 meters and including five floors, the palace boasts its own chapel, library and theater. Yet it’s something outside that will keep you coming bac...

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