The views to Naples are stunning. The local restaurants offer great food and wine. It's very romantic
Caught the #103 bus to Casertavecchia, which leaves just near the railway station, takes about 40 minutes to get there and buses run frequently. This is a very quaint little village and it is picture perfect. It was very quiet, only saw about 10 other people in the time we were there. We had lunch up there, then wandered around for about 2 hours and that was more than enough time to spend there.
Up on the hills from Caserta it's a perfectly preserved medieval town the original "Casa Hirta" with 12th century buildings and walls and the beautiful cathedral. It has lots of history but also plenty of dining options as it's a very popular choice for wedding or party venues
I went there twice within 10 years, its a very small town with caracter but nothing really special to see. I found it a bit boring.
Just a cluster of Tourist poor quality restaurants; only parking seems efficient with lots of unfortunately by unauthorized (illegal) guys asking for some euro to park in public roadAVOID AT ALL COST!!
Castle was closed when we visited with no indication of when or if it did open.Sorry to say not much else there other than a cathederal to visit
We took a local bus from the bus terminal near the train station late in the day with great assistance from the nice folks in the office and the bus driver. We wound up and up for a great view back down on Caserta. Unfortunately, the light was failing or we would have stayed up on the mountain top for a longer look at the old town and the villages below. The local buses are great because one is able to purchase tickets very reasonably to ride for 90 minutes. We enjoyed doing this a viewing the scene as we rode.
We reached Casertavecchia by bus from Caserta. We took the #103 bus by CLP company from Caserta train station (the bus stop is located left of the train station exit). The journey was bumpy and lasted about 40 minutes. We used our Campania artecards for the ride, but you can also buy tickets from the ticket booth at the bus station.The village is beautiful and wonderfully preserved. The main attraction is the gothic church, which has changed very little from the medieval times. The village also offers nice views of the Caserta valley and Vesuvius in the distance. We walked all the village streets in about an hour. But besides wondering down the small alleys and visiting two village churches there is not much else to do here. There are no shops or museums. We were literally the only people in the village (we met only a couple of cats and dogs). But we spotted many restaurants, so I suspect Casertavecchia becomes more alive in the evening, around dinner time. I suggest you visit this village towards the evening and have a dinner in one of the restaurants with panoramic terraces.
Beautiful walk in the past! We go in the May week-end in Caserta and after we go to the Royal palace we went in old town....BEUTIFUL !!
An ancient (medieval) town which deserves to be visited. It is located about 12 km from Caserta downtown.