The Royal Palace of Caserta also celebrates the first European Day of Historic Gardens

The Royal Palace of Caserta is also celebrating the first European Day of Historic Gardens on Sunday, April 26: together with the Boboli Gardens, Villa d’Este and international sites, such as the gardens of the Royal Castle in Warsaw or the Santa Clotilde Garden in Lloret de Mar, the Royal Palace of Caserta is part of theEuropean Route of Historic Gardens. The association was founded in 2017 to protect and promote the heritage of European Historic Gardens, contributing to the sustainable development of the area.

On the occasion of this day, the Vanvitellian Complex will enhance its tree and plant heritage through a relay of social initiatives starting as early as the morning. On the Reggia’s social channels Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, famous people who have made the history of the Royal Park and the great travelers who have visited it over the centuries will be featured.

It will be a virtual Grand Tour: from George Berkeley, father of Empiricism, who in 1717 had the opportunity to appreciate the garden of the Acquaviva family, to Luigi and Carlo Vanvitelli, who designed and carried out the completion of the Royal Palace, to the English ambassador William Hamilton and John Andrew Graefer, who played a decisive role in the landscape design of the English Garden. And again, Goethe, who noted in his travel diary enthusiastic comments about his visit to the Royal Palace of Caserta, all the way to Count Carlo Gastone Gaetano Della Torre di Rezzonico, one of the most versatile figures of the Italian Enlightenment, who will lead a tour of discovery of the tree species present in the English Garden at the time.

A surprise will then await digital visitors on Monday morning.

Image: Philipp Hackert, The English Garden at the Royal Palace of Caserta

The Royal Palace of Caserta also celebrates the first European Day of Historic Gardens

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