This is a wonderful Renaissance construction built during the XVII century by the Spanish conquerors and then used as a royal palace by the Borbone family. Its external appearance is monumental while its internal rooms are elegant and opulent full of beautiful XVIII century decorations.  

The Royal Palace, external view

The Royal Palace, external view

Royal Palace, internal view

Royal Palace, internal view

The Royal Palaces opulent decorations

The Royal Palace's opulent decorations

An interesting place of this monument is the “Vittorio Emanuele” National Library where you can find very ancient texts. In the Royal Gardens there are long boulevards line with trees of magnolias and of holm oaks and ornamented with rare grasses, with statues and with “secret gardens”.

The Royal Gardens

The Royal Gardens

Opening Hours:
From Monday to Saturday from 9:00h to 13:30 A.M. and from 14:30h to 17:00 P.M.



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