Portici
3 places
Nature & hikingReggia di Portici + Orto Botanico
Portici (NA)
Commissioned by the Bourbons at the foot of Vesuvius, the palace looks out over the sea of the Miglio d'Oro; behind its eighteenth-century halls, the botanical garden gathers palms and rare plants in a green breath of air.
- History & archaeology
Palazzo Reale di Portici
Portici (NA)
Commissioned by the Bourbons at the foot of Vesuvius, the palace looks out on the sea on one side and the volcano on the other, set in a park that runs down to the coast.
History & archaeologyMuseo Ferroviario di Pietrarsa
Portici (NA)
In the old Bourbon workshop where Italy's first railway was born, historic locomotives rest by the sea, with the Vesuvius closing the horizon.