Yes: we are in the yellow zone, the museums and parks have reopened and we, on the splendid sunny day of February 4th, went to the Royal Palace of Caserta, visiting the Royal Apartments (*), the Royal Park (*) and the English Garden. Compared to the post we dedicated to the Royal Palace in 2017, first of all the way to access the monumental complex has changed: tickets must be purchased only online (even free ones), printed and taken with you. Disabled people are advised to enter from the main entrance of Piazza Carlo di Borbone, where they will find the staff who will operate the lift to go up to the Royal Apartments. In this regard, it must be said that we tested the Reggia with the Triride for the first time: no problem in the lift, in the van that leads to the waterfall some difficulties to settle down, but in any case everything solved. Another good news was finding the Terrae Motus exhibition (https://www.reggiadicaserta.beniculturali.it/terrae-motus-40-anni/) expertly scattered inside the Royal Apartments. These are 21 of the 72 works of the collection put up, in the aftermath of the 1980 earthquake, by the great Neapolitan gallery owner Lucio Amelio, who turned to the most important contemporary artists (Andy Warhol, Mimmo Paladino, Nino Longobardi and many others) who offered their works inspired by the terrible event. The opening in the near future of other wings of the building, recovered for public use, will allow the entire collection to be exhibited. So let's start with the Royal Apartments, with their frescoed ceilings, gilded stuccoes, the beautiful eighteenth-century nativity scene, the magnificent furnishings and contemporary works that fit into the context, how do you judge:
Untitled, Nino Longobardi:
Kings killed as the force wanes, Mimmo Paladino
Eve expelled from Heaven, Francisco Leiro:
Fate presto, Andy Warhol:
After the visit to the Royal Apartments, we boarded the minibus (€ 2.50 return) and we arrived at the waterfall, always spectacular:
a look at Diana's group:
and then we entered the English Garden, (https://www.reggiadicaserta.beniculturali.it/giardino- inglese/) a somewhat magical place, where the visitor encounters trees and plants from all over the world, courses of 'water, ponds, statues and neoclassical environments:
The Cryptoporticus, with the ceiling falsely broken down and damaged:
the evocative Bagno di Venere:
After the visit to the English Garden, we took the bus back to the entrance, leaving the Palace. For lunch we went to this nice restaurant, where when you book you can ask for a parking space in the garage: Locanda Battisti (*) Via Fratelli Pagano 10/12, Caserta 0823 447152 facebook.com/locandabattisticaserta/ (*) symbol indicating the presence of toilets equipped for the disabled What else to say about this experience? First of all, the use of the Triride allowed us to visit the English Garden, whose slopes would be difficult to overcome with the manual wheelchair. The second recommendation we would like to make is to get to the Royal Palace as soon as possible, in order to have time to visit the entire Garden and Park, including Castelluccia and Peschiera Grande, which we talk about in the 2017 post. However, the experience is very stimulating and it is also worth getting up a little earlier to enjoy it to the fullest.
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