Register on the site and receive €5 immediately discount.
Starting from: 0 per person
2h
English, Italian
Unlimited
Villa or mansion
Suitable for children
Suitable for couples
Pets allowed
Parking available
Barrier-free
Language supports
Single and school group ticket costs €5.00
Adult groups (minimum 10 people) costs €10.00
It is possible to do the tour with a tour guide, arrange in private
You can book a tour with a private tour guide by calling Movery's service department at 351.5585067
The ticket can be purchased both online and on-site
The facility is open on Tuesdays, Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Reservations are required for groups
Animals are not allowed
During your exploration of the majestic eighteenth-century villas along Corso Resina, you will encounter two of the best-known and most appreciated villas in the Golden Mile: Villa Campolieto and Villa Favorita.
The Villa Favorita in Herculaneum, more exactly Real Villa della Favorita, is located on the stretch of Corso Resina called the Golden Mile. It is one of the most sumptuous vesuvian villas 18th century. It was built in 1768 by architect Ferdinando Fuga for the Beretta family, only to be purchased in 1792 by Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, who used it as a royal residence and moved the Naval Officers' Academy there.
It is currently owned by the Ministry of Grace and Justice. In 1799 the villa was restored, some of the interiors were decorated, the park was enlarged with the purchase of the Zezza's little house by the sea, and the landing place was built to reach it more easily, and it was here that Ferdinand landed on June 27, 1802, returning from Palermo where he had found refuge following the revolutionary uprisings of 1799, after the reconquest of the Kingdom by Cardinal Ruffo.
From Ferdinand the villa passed to Leopold Prince of Salerno, his second son, who in order to embellish and enlarge it had a guest house built in the park, new stables, storage rooms and wanted to enrich the garden with various entertainments that on feast days opened to his subjects, such as orchestras, carousels, military bands, and roller coasters. Upon his death the villa passed to Ferdinand II, who commissioned Enrico Alvino for a new restoration. Its beautiful halls, such as the Arabesque-style one on the second floor and the one in which Chinese-inspired figures and friezes stand out on the second, have hosted kings and princes over time; personalities such as Joachim Murat, who used the villa for court parties, and the Viceroy of Egypt Ismail Pasha, who was hosted between 1879 and 1885, as well as naval officers and war orphans assisted by the Salesians, stayed there.
The central hall was decorated with a grand marble mosaic floor from the villa of Tiberius on Capri and now preserved at the Capodimonte Museum in Naples. The park of the villa has a large expanse, there was a long avenue that ran through the entire extent of the park between box hedges, flower beds and trees to reach the small pier on the sea. The areas adjacent to the building were planted with orchards arranged in regular rows. There were also large areas planted with vineyards with parallel rows and others with irregular patterns, interrupted by two small parterres.
Today we are left with part of the 1823 arrangement, when the forest was enhanced by cloisters, a Chinese pagoda and a fishpond, surrounded by tall maritime pines.
The imposing building was so named by Ferdinand IV of Bourbon as a tribute to Queen Maria Carolina of Austria.
With Movery you always have a digital assistant at your side. Before booking we are at your disposal to clarify any doubts, after booking we will send you all the partner's information with which you can define the last little details. Don't worry until the experience is completed (and even during) our assistant will be there to resolve any unforeseen issues and clarify any doubts.
