Caserta Attractions
The provincial capital of Caserta, the "Versailles" of the Bourbon rulers of Naples, lies at the foot of the Monti Tifatini in the northern part of the Campanian plain - some 30km/19mi north of Naples.
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Palazzo Reale
The Royal Palace was built for King Charles III of Naples and Sicily in the last half of the 18th C. It was created in the style of Versailles.
Caserta Surroundings
Caserta Vecchia, Italy
About 10km/6mi northeast of Caserta is the dilapidated village of Caserta Vecchia (401m/1,323ft), originally founded by the Lombards, which has retained its medieval character. It boasts a castle of the counts of Caserta and a cathedral (12th-13th century), built in Normano-Sicilian style, with a fine campanile (1234).
Sant'Angelo in Formis, Italy
5km/3mi east of Capua, on the western slopes of Monte Tifata (604m/1,993ft), lies the village of Sant'Angelo in Formis, with a Romanesque basilica built in 1058 on the site of a temple of Diana Tifatina. The beautiful portico has Oriental pointed arches. The church contains ancient marble columns and fine frescoes of the school of Montecassino (11th century).
