Park of royal residence. Its construction began by the architect Luigi Vanvitelli and completed by his son Carlo. Park covers an area of 120 hectares, the length is about 3 km. In its left side there is the Old Forest. Before that there was a Renaissance Park Acquaviva.
The long central alley leads to the Fountain Margherita. From the north to the south the famous “water road” of the park stretches – the chain of fountains, depicting scenes from classical mythology.
Castellucci. The tower was designed by Francesco Kollechini in 1769. It is surrounded by a moat. And you can get there by a drawbridge. Initially it was used for war games of infant Ferdinand IV. And in the 19th century on the top of the tower observation deck was arranged.
Peschiera. Not far from Castellucci there is an artificial lake Peschiera. Young Ferdinand IV had there naval battles with specially constructed ships.
Fountain of Aeolus. The idea of the fountain is based on an episode of the Aeneid, when Juno asking Aeolus to prevent Aeneas go to Italy. But the song was never completed: not enough statues of Aeolus and Juno. At this time, Juno can be seen at the entrance to the commissariat.
Fountain of Ceres. It was built under the direction of sculptor Gaetano Salomone in the 1783-1784. The sculpture of the goddess of fertility is surrounded by cupids, nymphs and newts. According to legend, Ceres taught men agriculture and law.
Fountain of Venus and Adonis. The sculptural part of the fountain was created from white Carrara marble. The composition is a scene from the myth of Adonis, beloved of Venus, who was killed while hunting Mars. Venus begs her lover not to go hunting, to help him escape death.
Fountain of Diana and Actaeon. According to legend, the hunter Actaeon spied for the goddess Diana bathing, and was turned into a stag and torn to pieces by his own dogs. The fountain was created by Paolo Persico, Tommaso and Pietro Solari, Brunelli and Angelo.
English Park. To the right of the fountain of Diana and Actaeon there is English Park. It covers 24 hectares. This is the first landscaped park in Italy, which appeared due to the cooperation Carlo Vanvitelli and the English botanist John Andrew Greyfair. Queen Maria Carolina contributed to the project her own money.
