Flight to Naples

During the XVIIIth century the cultured visitor of the "Grand Tour" used to buy as souvenir the tipical "guaches" of Napoli's gulf towered over by the Vesuvio (the famous volcano) that is now part of the National Park. During the XVIIIth century the towns were rich of beautiful palaces and luxurious villas surrounded by splendid gardens.

The tourist can now visit all this buildings so as the several Baroque style churches or if he prefers, the famous ruins of Ercolano and Pompei. In Pompei you can admire the artistic taste of the Roman patricks so as the tradition of this old but advanced civilisation.

The manufacture of the coral has a long tradition that dates back the Roman period, now you can find these works in Torre del Greco and Torre Annunziata.. Castellamare di Stabia and Vico Equense offer instead the famous baths. Caserta was in the past the Borbone's "Versailles". Charles III who wanted made Caserta the capital of the Kingdom of the Due Sicilie committed to the architect 

Vanvitelli the royal palace, with its one thousand and two hundreds rooms. Famous is the room called of "the mirrors", but the visitor will be striked by the magnificient park (one hundred and twenty hectares) with marvellous fountains.

In Capua you can visit the Roman ruins as the Ist century anphitheatre and the Medieval monuments as the Duomo consacreted to the Saints Stefano and Agata and the church of Sant'Eligio. Medieval is also the old centre of Caserta Vecchia of Longobards origins at the foot of the Virgo mountain with its castle and the splendid cathedral of San Michele. San Francesco da Paola.