--- title: "Royal Palace of Caserta gardens: Royal Park and English Garden" description: "The park of the Royal Palace of Caserta: 3 km of Via d’Acqua, fountains, the Grand Cascade and Maria Carolina’s English Garden. Hours, notices and tips." url: https://royalpalacecaserta.it/en/royal-palace-of-caserta-guide/royal-park-and-english-garden/ lang: en --- # The Royal Park and the English Garden Behind the palace, the Via d’Acqua (water way) climbs for three kilometres past fountains and statues to the Grand Cascade. Next to it lies the English Garden, twenty-three hectares commissioned by Queen Maria Carolina. Updated November 3, 2026 Royal Palace B&B *The Royal Park with the palace in the background* The Royal Park with the palace in the background Photo [Livioandronico2013](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Park_of_the_Palace_of_Caserta.garden_view.jpg), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), Wikimedia Commons ## In brief - A 3 km Via d’Acqua with six monumental fountains and about sixty statues. - The Grand Cascade drops 82 metres to the Fountain of Diana and Actaeon. - The English Garden covers 23 hectares, closes earlier than the park and is shut on free entry days. - A ticket for the park and English Garden costs €9. ## The Via d’Acqua From the Cannocchiale, the passage that runs through the palace, the park opens out into a long, straight axis. The water steps down over three kilometres from one basin to the next, lined by about sixty statues. There are six monumental fountains, in this order as you climb from the palace: the Margherita Fountain, the Dolphin Fountain, the Fountain of Aeolus, the Fountain of Ceres, the Fountain of Venus and Adonis and, last of all, the Fountain of Diana and Actaeon. ## The Grand Cascade At the far end of the axis the water falls 82 metres down the hillside into the basin of Diana and Actaeon, a sculpture group made between 1786 and 1789. The water comes from a long way off: it is carried by the Carolino Aqueduct, 38 kilometres long, which is part of the same UNESCO site. ## The English Garden To the right of the Grand Cascade is the way into the English Garden, twenty-three hectares commissioned by Queen Maria Carolina and laid out by Carlo Vanvitelli with the gardener John Andrew Graefer. After the geometry of the park it is another world: winding paths, rare plants, ponds and mock ruins. The English Garden is included in both the €9 ticket and the €18 full ticket. It closes earlier than the park and is shut on free entry days. Bicycles are not allowed. ## Park and garden opening hours | Month | Royal Park | Last entry | English Garden | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | November | 8:30–15:30 | 14:30 | 8:30–15:00 | | December | 8:30–15:30 | 14:30 | 8:30–14:30 | | January | 8:30–16:00 | 15:00 | 8:30–15:00 | | April–September | 8:30–19:00 | 18:00 | 8:30–18:00 | The hours for every month are on the [tickets and opening hours](https://royalpalacecaserta.it/en/royal-palace-of-caserta-guide/tickets-and-opening-hours/) page. ## Current notices As of November 2026, the palace website reports that the paths along the holm oaks of the Via d’Acqua have been closed since 20 October and that restoration work on some of the fountains has been extended. In heavy rain or strong wind the park can close at short notice, as it did on 23 September and 2 November. Check the notices page before you set off. ## From Royal Palace B&B The park’s Corso Giannone entrance is a short walk from the B&B: you can stroll under the trees early in the morning and be back in your room before visiting the palace. The ticket does not allow re-entry, so it is worth setting aside one day for the park and another for the apartments. ## Frequently asked questions ### ### How big is the Royal Park? More than a hundred hectares. The Via d’Acqua, from the palace to the Grand Cascade, is about three kilometres long. ### ### Does the English Garden keep different hours from the park? Yes, it closes between half an hour and an hour earlier. In November, for example, the park is open until 15:30 and the English Garden until 15:00. ### ### Can I cycle in the park? Yes, either on your own bike, entering from Corso Giannone, or on a hire bike. Bikes are not allowed in the English Garden. ## Sources - [Reggia di Caserta, Tickets](https://reggiadicaserta.cultura.gov.it/biglietti/) - [Reggia di Caserta, Opening hours](https://reggiadicaserta.cultura.gov.it/orari/) - [Reggia di Caserta, Safe visits and notices](https://reggiadicaserta.cultura.gov.it/visita-sicura-e-avvisi/) - [UNESCO, Royal Palace at Caserta, Aqueduct of Vanvitelli and San Leucio](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/549) This is not the official website of the Reggia: tickets are sold through reggiadicaserta.cultura.gov.it. *Terrace with railing, chairs and potted plants above the town* Where to stay Royal Palace B&B - 1.4 km from the Royal Palace of Caserta - A short walk from the Royal Park - Private on-site parking - 9.5 on Booking · 913 reviews [Check availability](https://royalpalacecaserta.it/en/book/) [All rooms](https://royalpalacecaserta.it/en/rooms/) ## Read next [The full guide](https://royalpalacecaserta.it/en/royal-palace-of-caserta-guide/) [*Tickets and hours* November 3, 2026 Royal Palace of Caserta tickets and opening hours](https://royalpalacecaserta.it/en/royal-palace-of-caserta-guide/tickets-and-opening-hours/) [*Free entry* November 3, 2026 Free entry to the Royal Palace of Caserta: the next dates](https://royalpalacecaserta.it/en/royal-palace-of-caserta-guide/free-entry-days/) [*Entrances* November 3, 2026 The Corso Giannone entrance, straight into the Royal Park](https://royalpalacecaserta.it/en/royal-palace-of-caserta-guide/corso-giannone-entrance/)