Dating back to 1600, l’Arco Borbonico was the entrance of the property of the feudal princes Acquaviva and this testifies to his pre-existence with respect to the construction of the silk factories built in the eighteenth century. The arch is 13 meters high and wide 9, characterized by a single arch, punctuated by rectangular rusticated […]
The Royal Palace of Caserta (Reggia di Caserta in Italian) is a historic house belonged to the royal family of the Bourbons of Naples, declared World Heritage by UNESCO: a huge complex of 1,200 rooms and 1,742 windows. Located in the city of Caserta, the Reggia di Caserta is surrounded by a large park where […]
Saint Elmo Castle (Castel Sant’Elmo in Italian) is a medieval castle, now a museum, located on the hill of Vomero, Naples next to the Charterhouse of San Martino. It was once called Paturcium and stands in the place where there was, in the tenth century, a church dedicated to St. Erasmus (hence Eramo , Ermo […]
The Charterhouse of San Martino (Certosa di San Martino in Italian) is one of the major monuments of Naples; It is by far one of the most successful examples of Baroque architecture with the Royal chapel of the treasure of San Gennaro. It is located on the hill of Vomero, next to Castel Sant ‘Elmo. […]