Palazzo Reale Review

Read our Naples and Campania sights reviews. Or post your own.

Palazzo Reale

  • Address: Piazza del Plebiscito, Naples
  • Phone: 081/400547

Fodor's Review:

Dominating Piazza del Plebiscito, the huge palace—best described as overblown imperial—dates from the early 1600s. It was renovated and redecorated by successive rulers, including Napoléon's sister Caroline and her ill-fated husband, Joachim Murat (1767-1815), who reigned briefly in Naples after the French emperor sent the Bourbons packing and before they returned to reclaim their kingdom. Don't miss seeing the royal apartments, sumptuously furnished and full of precious paintings, tapestries, porcelains, and other objets d'art. The monumental marble staircase gives you an idea of the scale on which Neapolitan rulers lived.

  • Cost: EUR 4
  • Open: Thurs.-Tues. 9-7
  • Metro: Dante (in construction: Piazza Municipio)
Find more sights in Naples and Campania »

Member Reviews and Ratings

Be the first to review this property

Get Advice From Other Travelers

Visit the Travel Talk forums for help on planning your trip



Get the Fodor's Newsletter

For more travel ideas, tips, and deals, sign up for the Fodor's newsletter here. Read the current issue. Browse previous issues.




Copyright © 2009 Fodor's Travel, a division of Random House, Inc.