Italy 1943–1945
Royal Palace of Caserta (Reggia)
Palace / museum · Allied HQ
The story
The vast Bourbon palace became an Allied headquarters in the autumn of 1943, first for the US Fifth Army and later for Allied Force Headquarters. Here, on 29 April 1945, German envoys signed the surrender of German and Italian Fascist forces in Italy, which took effect on 2 May. The campaign you are following ended in these rooms.
What to look for
The royal apartments, the grand staircase and the long park with its cascade; imagine offices, map rooms and soldiers' rest camps in the grounds.
Plan your visit
Closed Tuesdays · Apr–Sep apartments 08:30–19:15 (last entry 18:15) · €18 full ticket · check before you go
- Open
- Closed Tue & 25 Dec. Apr–Sep: apartments 08:30–19:15 (last entry 18:15), park 08:30–19:00
- Price
- €18 apartments + park; €12 apartments only; €9 park & English Garden; EU 18–24s €2; under-18s free
- Booking
- Online only via TicketOne (+€1 fee); box office on site. No re-entry on same ticket
Checked September 2026 from official sources: reggiadicaserta.cultura.gov.it, reggiadicaserta.cultura.gov.it. Things change, so check before you travel.
Nearby sites
- Caserta War Cemetery · 2 km
- Volturno crossing, Capua–Triflisco · 10 km
- Naples War Cemetery, Miano · 22 km
- Galleria Borbonica air-raid shelter, Naples · 27 km
- Monument to the Four Days of Naples, Piazza della Repubblica · 28 km
- Italian military shrine and museum, Mignano Monte Lungo · 49 km
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Into Europe: Italy 1943–1945
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Allied campaign in Italy, from the Sicily landings of July 1943 through Salerno, the Winter Line, Ortona, Cassino and Anzio, Rome, the Gothic Line and the final battles on the Senio and the Po in April 1945.
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