Room to room access was common from the middle ages all the way to the early modern era, not just in Italy but in all of Europe. It helped with airflow and heating during the cold season (air flows naturally from room to room much better if they open in a sequence rather than having them open on a hallway). People indeed had to walk through someone else's room, but private bedrooms and apartments usually were at the corners of a building, so to be on a dead end. On the noble floor (that is, where the owner/lord of the mansion lived), the rooms in the middle were either living rooms, offices, studies, music/reading rooms, etc, or destined to the lord's personal chamber servant and staff.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure I have visited both Versailles and Caserta (where I did my military service) But SURPRISINGLY the most beautiful and rich rooms that Louis XIV dreams of are in the Royal Palace of Turin, try it and believe it. This is an honest opinion, not stupid nationalism.
Altrii spunti meravigliosi da parte vostra, grazie. I visit Italy for a couple months every summer spending around a month in Toscana. A couple years ago I took the train from Bari to Napoli, then a few days later Napoli to Rome. I was wondering why the trains would stop in a rural place like Caserta. Later I found out but still haven't had the chance to get back there. Now you have prodded me to get there this next summer.
In Italia ci sono migliaia di siti storici sparsi per tutto il territorio nazionale. Cattedrali, teatri, ponti, piazze, castelli, chiese, ville e palazzi di ogni epoca. Si ricorda spesso l'architetto che lo ha progettato e il re o il nobile che ne ha ordinato la costruzione, però nessuno ricorda o potrà mai ricordare quell'enorme mole di operai, muratori, falegnami, pittori, marmisti, ebanisti, fabbri etc etc che li ha fisicamente costruiti per secoli! Resteranno per sempre anonimi.
Sono d’accordo. Ogni volta che visitiamo un sito come questi, ci chiediamo se il re ha mai pensato della spesa e degli operai. Molti erano senza abbastanza cibo, ma lui ha una bagnarola d’oro.
I don't remember how I stumbled upon this breathtaking site years ago, but even tody 50 years on, I still am awed at how quickly it was built, and where did all the awesome talent come from? He certainly employed a lot of people in this remote town. Humanity is capable of such greatness, and also of such malice.
Thanks for the tip. We were in Torino last year and really liked it. Mostly undiscovered by Americans and a great town. Unfortunately, we weren’t aware of Venaria at the time. Poor reconnaissance, I guess
Let me to add some corrections. The palace was never abandoned, it was very well preserved in '800 century. During the WWII there was one bombing that made very little damage. It was choosed as headquarter by Allies and in it there was the surrender of german troops in Italy. The american soldiers made many big damages to the palace. The walls were drilled to allow the passage of electrical and telephone cables, many furnishings were ruined and an enormous quantity of small works of art were stolen by the soldiers as a souvenir of the war. The palace is very well known everywhere in the world, it was visited by one million of visitors last year.
I am new to your videos, and thank you for such thoughtful and useful insights into experiencing Italy! I am traveling from Palermo to Milan from March 1 to 21, and you have spared me many mistakes and gifted me with an equal number of treats I otherwise would have missed. Looking forward to all future videos!
Mille Grazie for this brilliant and thorough video about one of the most amazing places Ive ever visted. Ive seen 3 other MASSIVE palaces, which were converted to the world finest museaums: Winter Palace (Hermitage) in Leningrad, THe Louvre Palace in Paris, and the Vatican Museum, a former palace for the extensive Vatican hierarchy. I have also visited Versailles, going all the way from that main entrance in the giant courtyard, to the farthest SW wall/gate area.. Miles from the front gate. I was stupid enough to try and row down the grand canal, but my hands were NOT up to that task! LOL I was stationed at the Naval Support Activity, Hospital specifically from 1987-1991 when it was in the Agnano district, so I got to see many wonderful things in Campania!
Thanks for the support of the video and our channel. It encourages us as we work to produce more videos. (We’re in Puglia right now, a region new to us snd and a fascinating one, so we’ll have a series of videos out in the next few weeks.) We really enjoyed the Reggia di Caserta, but since it’s little known, especially compared to Campania’s other sights (Pompeii, Ercolano, Amalfi), it gets overlooked. The video has gotten more views than we expected, which is nice. Another favorite place of ours is Paestum. We were there in 1989, when it was on no one’s radar. We walked nearly alone among the ruins of the many still standing temples. I’ve heard it’s become much more crowded, but I still recommend it to friends, especially if the haven’t seen Agrigento. I’d love to see the Winter Palace and St. Petersburg someday, but who knows when that might be possible. That was quite a row to attempt! Oh, to be young enough again to even think of trying! Thanks for your service to our country.
I don't know how it looks like in the peninsular part of Italy but in the north, in the Alpine regions, including Switzerland, Austria, Bavaria, old noble houses were built without corridor. I lived in Lucerne, in the old town, and my home was like that. And I loved it sooo much! Thank you for the very interesting video!
Thanks. Very interesting. The houses I’ve seen in central Italy are chopped up rooms, but you don’t need to pass through a bunch of rooms to get to the other end of the house. I don’t know about the south. Of course, in a smaller house, you wouldn’t need to go through a lot of rooms.
Thanks for sharing this very informative video I am hoping to visit next week and really looking forward to it with the benefit of your excellent presentation…
Very comprehensive and well done video. Thank you. I assume that you will be doing more so I have one comment about the two of you. I would prefer if the female speaker sat upright and does not constantly lean over towards the man. That gives the erroneous impression that he is the most important of the two speakers.
Congratulations for your very precise and detailed videos! Speaking of Italian Reggies in comparison with Versailles, perhaps you don't know the palace of Venaria Reale (near Turin, my city). It is one of the Savoy residences part of the UNESCO site since 1997. It was designed and built BEFORE Versailles which was inspired by Venaria in particular for the gardens with the "telescopic" perspective. After many vicissitudes that led to its near ruin, so much so that in the 1950s someone thought of demolishing it permanently, the palace has been magnificently restored. Come and see it! Greetings from Turin! 😊
Ciao da South Carolina e grazie per i complimenti! Abbiamo avuto il piacere di visitare Torino due anni fa e siamo stati colpiti dalla bellezza e la cortesia degli abitanti. Abbiamo fatto un tour del palazzo, ma non mi ricordo che è più vecchio di Versailles! Torino è infatti una città che deve sapere più rinomata per turisti, ma forse sarebbe meglio che rimane sotto il radar e non troppo pieno did turisti. L’ultima visita è stata solo due giorni e abbiamo l’intenzione di tornarci, particolarmente che, dopo l’ultima visita, abbiamo conosciuto un professore all’università. Ovviamente, non posso offerti palazzi o altri siti così vecchi qui, ma nostra zona è esplorata nella metà degli ‘500, molto presto per l’America. Purtroppo, rimangono solo alcuni rovini delle fortificazioni degli spagnoli e dopo i francesi e gli inglesi..
also Stupinigi, SW of TUrin, the Hunting Lodge, so to speak. Versailles combined "summer palace" and Hunting Lodge in one - understandable given the huge forest around it. For the Kingdomof Piemonte/Sardinia you have the Palazzo Reale in TUrn iwht the attached chapel where the shroud is housed, and Venaria as Summer Palace ,and Stupinigi. For the Kingdom of Naples/Two Sicilies you have the Palazzo Reale in Napoli with the attached San Carlo Teatro, a century older than La Scala; Hunting Lodge would be the Palazzo Capodimonte, and then the Reggia di Caserta.
@ZakhadWOW interesting comparison of these regal residences. Thanks! We’ve visited the Palazzo Reale in Napoli, but unfortunately San Carlo was undergoing renovation. We have also seen the Savoia palace in Torino, but I just learned of the others from you. We really like Torino. This gives us even more reasons to go back soon!
La Reggia di Caserta ha 2000 stanze e anche un piccolo teatro da 500 posti, bellissimo. Non ha niente da invidiare a Versailles,il giardino è spettacolare e difficilmente replicabile.
I Re, in questo caso i Borbone, vivevano in questi immensi, freddi, impressionanti palazzi reali con la loro corte e cortigiani. Come Versailles lo scopo era stupire e impressionare la corte e il popolino. Erano regge sicuramente gelide e poco accoglienti, però servivano a destare stupore e timore... Grandeur
You’re welcome. It’s a great place to visit and, having been in January I can’t say for sure, but I don’t think it’s too crowded even in the summer, from what I’ve read.
They are not allowed anymore... I am quite sure of that. They decided, correctly, to revive and restore this wonderful site. Half of the palace was occupied by military offices, and not visible by people. So they allowed the use of the park, as a city green area... On Christmas you could have a photo with Babbo Natale taken. On the main staircase... I had one! The amazing theatre came out of restoration a decade ago, maybe. The English Garden was thought more of ... english garden. A fake, lookalike natural area but with quite exotic plants and trees. Exotic in relation to Italy. In opposition to the classic monumental Italian style garden. Main example is Boboli garden in Florence: hope you've been there... And also as the rest of the Reggia garden. And then are the Seterie Di San Leucio, not far from the Reggia. That's another story...
I was raised in Caserta and in the '80s we could drive with the car into the Garden up to the cascade couple times, then as a teen we spent days in the garden with friends hanging out with guitars and instruments, not to mention the bicycles. We also spent some night in the Giardino inglese by climbing up a tall wall near puccianiello. Of course with the most respectful behavior. We were really lucky to be able to live like that.
Tutti conoscono la Galleria degli Specchi di Versailles ma ben pochi sanno che c'è una Galleria degli Specchi (o Galleria degli arazzi) anche a Milano a Palazzo Clerici. Ovviamente è molto più piccola ma è molto più preziosa perché fu affrescata da G.B.TIEPOLO, il più grande pittore del millesettecento.
Grazie! Non ho mai sentito di Palazzo Clerici. Mi è piaciuta la Galleria a Versailles quando l’ho visitata molti anni fa (1997?) quindi devo fare una visita a Clerici la prossima volta a Milano.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure Milano è sottovalutata. Non è solo la città dell'Ultima Cena di Leonardo ma è anche una città di musei importantissimi. La Pinacoteca di Brera è uno dei musei più importanti d'Europa. Il Museo del Castello possiede la collezione di avori tardo romani e bizantini più importante del mondo. Il N.Y.T. ha definito il Museo Poldi Pezzoli il più bello del mondo. È ovviamente un'esagerazione. Comunque è senz'altro un museo interessantissimo. Avrei moltissime cose da aggiungere ma chiudo raccomandandovi una visita a Bergamo, una città incredibilmente piena di tesori d'arte
@@OurBigItalianAdventure a Milano la Pinacoteca Ambrosiana è generalmente trascurata dai turisti: ecco che cosa perdono: la più bella natura morta del mondo (Caravaggio), l'unico ritratto di uomo di Leonardo da Vinci, il Codice Atlantico di Leonardo, capolavori di Tiziano, Guido Reni,Canova,Appiani, Thorvaldsen e, importantissima, la SCUOLA DI ATENE di Raffaello. Ovviamente si dirà che io sbaglio perché tutti sanno che la Scuola di Atene è in Vaticano. Invece no, non sbaglio perché questa Pinacoteca conserva, unica al mondo, il cartone preparatorio di questo capolavoro. È una specie di doppio della Scuola di Atene! Penso di aver abusato della vostra pazienza perciò prometto di non intervenire più.
No, mi piace queste raccomandazioni. Non sono un esperto nelle cose italiane, e ci aiuti programmare i prossimi viaggi. A proposito di questo, cosa puoi dirci su Torino? Ci abbiamo visitato una volta e ci è piaciuta, quindi vogliamo tornarci.
That’s a good guess. Though it conceivably could have lasted till unification, when the Italian state removed the property or was removed by the previous royal family. It’s a great question.
@OurBigItalianAdventure Just asked ChatGPT lol, apparently yes, it was Napoleon that looted and transfered to France most works of art, furniture, ecc from most grand residences of Campania and most of Italy really including the grand residence the Italian president of the republic the Quirinale. Maybe Tuscany was spared? I don't know
Here are my two cents: Caserta is an exercise in poor taste. It was only built by the Neapolitan branch of the Bourbon family to rival their French cousins palace of Versailles. The buiding is ridiculously out of proportion, overly grandiose and sterile, the gardens, on the other hand, are miniscule compared to those of Versailles, and done on the cheap.
Room to room access was common from the middle ages all the way to the early modern era, not just in Italy but in all of Europe. It helped with airflow and heating during the cold season (air flows naturally from room to room much better if they open in a sequence rather than having them open on a hallway).
People indeed had to walk through someone else's room, but private bedrooms and apartments usually were at the corners of a building, so to be on a dead end. On the noble floor (that is, where the owner/lord of the mansion lived), the rooms in the middle were either living rooms, offices, studies, music/reading rooms, etc, or destined to the lord's personal chamber servant and staff.
Thanks! This all makes sense. I’ve wondered about this for years. Now I have a good explanation.
common in m any homes in the south US as well....always thought my grandmas house was odd since you just walked through all the rooms. LOL
Very interesting.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure I have visited both Versailles and Caserta (where I did my military service) But SURPRISINGLY the most beautiful and rich rooms that Louis XIV dreams of are in the Royal Palace of Turin, try it and believe it. This is an honest opinion, not stupid nationalism.
Altrii spunti meravigliosi da parte vostra, grazie. I visit Italy for a couple months every summer spending around a month in Toscana. A couple years ago I took the train from Bari to Napoli, then a few days later Napoli to Rome. I was wondering why the trains would stop in a rural place like Caserta. Later I found out but still haven't had the chance to get back there. Now you have prodded me to get there this next summer.
Sounds like a good schedule! Yes, do check out Caserta.
In Italia ci sono migliaia di siti storici sparsi per tutto il territorio nazionale. Cattedrali, teatri, ponti, piazze, castelli, chiese, ville e palazzi di ogni epoca. Si ricorda spesso l'architetto che lo ha progettato e il re o il nobile che ne ha ordinato la costruzione, però nessuno ricorda o potrà mai ricordare quell'enorme mole di operai, muratori, falegnami, pittori, marmisti, ebanisti, fabbri etc etc che li ha fisicamente costruiti per secoli! Resteranno per sempre anonimi.
Sono d’accordo. Ogni volta che visitiamo un sito come questi, ci chiediamo se il re ha mai pensato della spesa e degli operai. Molti erano senza abbastanza cibo, ma lui ha una bagnarola d’oro.
I don't remember how I stumbled upon this breathtaking site years ago, but even tody 50 years on, I still am awed at how quickly it was built, and where did all the awesome talent come from? He certainly employed a lot of people in this remote town. Humanity is capable of such greatness, and also of such malice.
Agree on all counts.
you should also visit the Royal Palace of Venaria (Turin) if you have never seen it, it is wonderful! greetings from Ferrara
Thanks for the tip. We were in Torino last year and really liked it. Mostly undiscovered by Americans and a great town. Unfortunately, we weren’t aware of Venaria at the time. Poor reconnaissance, I guess
Let me to add some corrections. The palace was never abandoned, it was very well preserved in '800 century. During the WWII there was one bombing that made very little damage. It was choosed as headquarter by Allies and in it there was the surrender of german troops in Italy. The american soldiers made many big damages to the palace. The walls were drilled to allow the passage of electrical and telephone cables, many furnishings were ruined and an enormous quantity of small works of art were stolen by the soldiers as a souvenir of the war. The palace is very well known everywhere in the world, it was visited by one million of visitors last year.
Good corrections. Thanks. It’s not well-known in the US, though. I have rarely heard anyone mention it. It’s a shame.
I am new to your videos, and thank you for such thoughtful and useful insights into experiencing Italy! I am traveling from Palermo to Milan from March 1 to 21, and you have spared me many mistakes and gifted me with an equal number of treats I otherwise would have missed. Looking forward to all future videos!
Thanks! We appreciate it.
Enjoy your trip!
Stunning palace! Thanks for showing around.
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Mille Grazie for this brilliant and thorough video about one of the most amazing places Ive ever visted. Ive seen 3 other MASSIVE palaces, which were converted to the world finest museaums: Winter Palace (Hermitage) in Leningrad, THe Louvre Palace in Paris, and the Vatican Museum, a former palace for the extensive Vatican hierarchy. I have also visited Versailles, going all the way from that main entrance in the giant courtyard, to the farthest SW wall/gate area.. Miles from the front gate. I was stupid enough to try and row down the grand canal, but my hands were NOT up to that task! LOL
I was stationed at the Naval Support Activity, Hospital specifically from 1987-1991 when it was in the Agnano district, so I got to see many wonderful things in Campania!
Thanks for the support of the video and our channel. It encourages us as we work to produce more videos. (We’re in Puglia right now, a region new to us snd and a fascinating one, so we’ll have a series of videos out in the next few weeks.)
We really enjoyed the Reggia di Caserta, but since it’s little known, especially compared to Campania’s other sights (Pompeii, Ercolano, Amalfi), it gets overlooked. The video has gotten more views than we expected, which is nice.
Another favorite place of ours is Paestum. We were there in 1989, when it was on no one’s radar. We walked nearly alone among the ruins of the many still standing temples. I’ve heard it’s become much more crowded, but I still recommend it to friends, especially if the haven’t seen Agrigento.
I’d love to see the Winter Palace and St. Petersburg someday, but who knows when that might be possible.
That was quite a row to attempt! Oh, to be young enough again to even think of trying!
Thanks for your service to our country.
I don't know how it looks like in the peninsular part of Italy but in the north, in the Alpine regions, including Switzerland, Austria, Bavaria, old noble houses were built without corridor. I lived in Lucerne, in the old town, and my home was like that. And I loved it sooo much!
Thank you for the very interesting video!
Thanks.
Very interesting. The houses I’ve seen in central Italy are chopped up rooms, but you don’t need to pass through a bunch of rooms to get to the other end of the house. I don’t know about the south. Of course, in a smaller house, you wouldn’t need to go through a lot of rooms.
It is a beautiful palace and garden. If you go on the 1st Sunday of the month, the admission is free as are the admissions to most Italian museums.
Good tip, and here it’s very useful. At a major museum, those Sundays can be a zoo.
Thanks for sharing this very informative video
I am hoping to visit next week and really looking forward to
it with the benefit of your excellent presentation…
I think you’ll enjoy it. It’s a bit different from other palaces, especially in the gardens.
Very interesting! I love your videos! 😊
Thanks! We enjoy making them. Feel free to post any questions. We’ll do our best to answer them.
Fabulous palace but my favorite the incredible fountains in the gardens
I agree entirely. For a visit, the garden should be the priority.
Very comprehensive and well done video. Thank you. I assume that you will be doing more so I have one comment about the two of you. I would prefer if the female speaker sat upright and does not constantly lean over towards the man. That gives the erroneous impression that he is the most important of the two speakers.
Thank you for your feedback! I guess I lean in to make sure we are both in the frame, but I will let him lean in from now on!
Congratulations for your very precise and detailed videos! Speaking of Italian Reggies in comparison with Versailles, perhaps you don't know the palace of Venaria Reale (near Turin, my city). It is one of the Savoy residences part of the UNESCO site since 1997. It was designed and built BEFORE Versailles which was inspired by Venaria in particular for the gardens with the "telescopic" perspective.
After many vicissitudes that led to its near ruin, so much so that in the 1950s someone thought of demolishing it permanently, the palace has been magnificently restored. Come and see it!
Greetings from Turin! 😊
Ciao da South Carolina e grazie per i complimenti! Abbiamo avuto il piacere di visitare Torino due anni fa e siamo stati colpiti dalla bellezza e la cortesia degli abitanti. Abbiamo fatto un tour del palazzo, ma non mi ricordo che è più vecchio di Versailles! Torino è infatti una città che deve sapere più rinomata per turisti, ma forse sarebbe meglio che rimane sotto il radar e non troppo pieno did turisti. L’ultima visita è stata solo due giorni e abbiamo l’intenzione di tornarci, particolarmente che, dopo l’ultima visita, abbiamo conosciuto un professore all’università.
Ovviamente, non posso offerti palazzi o altri siti così vecchi qui, ma nostra zona è esplorata nella metà degli ‘500, molto presto per l’America. Purtroppo, rimangono solo alcuni rovini delle fortificazioni degli spagnoli e dopo i francesi e gli inglesi..
also Stupinigi, SW of TUrin, the Hunting Lodge, so to speak. Versailles combined "summer palace" and Hunting Lodge in one - understandable given the huge forest around it.
For the Kingdomof Piemonte/Sardinia you have the Palazzo Reale in TUrn iwht the attached chapel where the shroud is housed, and Venaria as Summer Palace ,and Stupinigi.
For the Kingdom of Naples/Two Sicilies you have the Palazzo Reale in Napoli with the attached San Carlo Teatro, a century older than La Scala; Hunting Lodge would be the Palazzo Capodimonte, and then the Reggia di Caserta.
@ZakhadWOW interesting comparison of these regal residences. Thanks! We’ve visited the Palazzo Reale in Napoli, but unfortunately San Carlo was undergoing renovation. We have also seen the Savoia palace in Torino, but I just learned of the others from you. We really like Torino. This gives us even more reasons to go back soon!
Amazing.
Thanks. It’s a great place to visit and not well known by Americans.
La Reggia di Caserta ha 2000 stanze e anche un piccolo teatro da 500 posti, bellissimo. Non ha niente da invidiare a Versailles,il giardino è spettacolare e difficilmente replicabile.
Sono d’accordo. Spettacolare.
For the "room question" in the palaces of that period you can watch Alessandro Barbero talking about Caterina di Russia!
Thanks for the tip! I’ll check out one of his videos about Catherine the Great. .
I Re, in questo caso i Borbone, vivevano in questi immensi, freddi, impressionanti palazzi reali con la loro corte e cortigiani. Come Versailles lo scopo era stupire e impressionare la corte e il popolino. Erano regge sicuramente gelide e poco accoglienti, però servivano a destare stupore e timore... Grandeur
Sì, sono d’accordo. Credo che questa prodigalità eccessiva mi facesse arrabbiato, ma in realtà non erano molto che potevo fare come protesta.
Thank you!!
You’re welcome. It’s a great place to visit and, having been in January I can’t say for sure, but I don’t think it’s too crowded even in the summer, from what I’ve read.
You should visit also venaria and stupinigi near Turin
Thanks for the tip. We’ll put them on our list.
Nice recommendation. I used to bike in the garden as a child, with my father. He was from Caserta...
Don't think it's allowed nowadays... Or is it?
Thanks! I’m not sure, though we saw no bicycles.
They are not allowed anymore... I am quite sure of that. They decided, correctly, to revive and restore this wonderful site. Half of the palace was occupied by military offices, and not visible by people. So they allowed the use of the park, as a city green area...
On Christmas you could have a photo with Babbo Natale taken. On the main staircase... I had one!
The amazing theatre came out of restoration a decade ago, maybe.
The English Garden was thought more of ... english garden. A fake, lookalike natural area but with quite exotic plants and trees. Exotic in relation to Italy.
In opposition to the classic monumental Italian style garden. Main example is Boboli garden in Florence: hope you've been there...
And also as the rest of the Reggia garden.
And then are the Seterie Di San Leucio, not far from the Reggia. That's another story...
@giorgiosantonastaso8954 We have visited the Boboli a few times. I like Caserta better for its layout and sight lines.
@ Different periods, different concepts. I love both... and english pseudo-natural garden as well.
I was raised in Caserta and in the '80s we could drive with the car into the Garden up to the cascade couple times, then as a teen we spent days in the garden with friends hanging out with guitars and instruments, not to mention the bicycles. We also spent some night in the Giardino inglese by climbing up a tall wall near puccianiello. Of course with the most respectful behavior. We were really lucky to be able to live like that.
Do you know the difference between these two options at Palazzo Colonna: Gallery+Princess Isabelle Apartment+Garden
GALLERY+APARTMENT+FAI GARDENS
Sorry, I don’t.
You are both lovely❤
Thanks! We appreciate it.
Consiglio cinema: Il gattopardo. Di Visconti. Il principe Fabrizio (Burt Lancaster) racconta PERCHÉ la ricchezza ha bisogno della povertà totale.
Mi sembra molto interessante. Grazie per la raccomandazione.
I’m going to Caeserta in two weeks
Great! I hope the weather is nice so you can really enjoy the gardens. They’ll be even nicer in May than when we saw them in late January.
Tutti conoscono la Galleria degli Specchi di Versailles ma ben pochi sanno che c'è una Galleria degli Specchi (o Galleria degli arazzi) anche a Milano a Palazzo Clerici. Ovviamente è molto più piccola ma è molto più preziosa perché fu affrescata da G.B.TIEPOLO, il più grande pittore del millesettecento.
Grazie! Non ho mai sentito di Palazzo Clerici. Mi è piaciuta la Galleria a Versailles quando l’ho visitata molti anni fa (1997?) quindi devo fare una visita a Clerici la prossima volta a Milano.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure Milano è sottovalutata. Non è solo la città dell'Ultima Cena di Leonardo ma è anche una città di musei importantissimi. La Pinacoteca di Brera è uno dei musei più importanti d'Europa. Il Museo del Castello possiede la collezione di avori tardo romani e bizantini più importante del mondo. Il N.Y.T. ha definito il Museo Poldi Pezzoli il più bello del mondo. È ovviamente un'esagerazione. Comunque è senz'altro un museo interessantissimo. Avrei moltissime cose da aggiungere ma chiudo raccomandandovi una visita a Bergamo, una città incredibilmente piena di tesori d'arte
Dobbiamo passare più tempo a Milano. Ci siamo stati solo 2 volte e abbiamo visitato solo i siti più famosi: duomo, La Scala, ecc.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure a Milano la Pinacoteca Ambrosiana è generalmente trascurata dai turisti: ecco che cosa perdono: la più bella natura morta del mondo (Caravaggio), l'unico ritratto di uomo di Leonardo da Vinci, il Codice Atlantico di Leonardo, capolavori di Tiziano, Guido Reni,Canova,Appiani, Thorvaldsen e, importantissima, la SCUOLA DI ATENE di Raffaello. Ovviamente si dirà che io sbaglio perché tutti sanno che la Scuola di Atene è in Vaticano. Invece no, non sbaglio perché questa Pinacoteca conserva, unica al mondo, il cartone preparatorio di questo capolavoro. È una specie di doppio della Scuola di Atene! Penso di aver abusato della vostra pazienza perciò prometto di non intervenire più.
No, mi piace queste raccomandazioni. Non sono un esperto nelle cose italiane, e ci aiuti programmare i prossimi viaggi.
A proposito di questo, cosa puoi dirci su Torino? Ci abbiamo visitato una volta e ci è piaciuta, quindi vogliamo tornarci.
Caserta is bigger and more beatiful.
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So unfortunate that all the forniture was stolen/looted (by Napoleon maybe? Can't remember 😅)
That’s a good guess. Though it conceivably could have lasted till unification, when the Italian state removed the property or was removed by the previous royal family. It’s a great question.
@OurBigItalianAdventure Just asked ChatGPT lol, apparently yes, it was Napoleon that looted and transfered to France most works of art, furniture, ecc from most grand residences of Campania and most of Italy really including the grand residence the Italian president of the republic the Quirinale. Maybe Tuscany was spared? I don't know
Good research. Thanks.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure You welcome!
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Italy is a neglected treasure
Agree
Here are my two cents: Caserta is an exercise in poor taste. It was only built by the Neapolitan branch of the Bourbon family to rival their French cousins palace of Versailles. The buiding is ridiculously out of proportion, overly grandiose and sterile, the gardens, on the other hand, are miniscule compared to those of Versailles, and done on the cheap.
You make good points. It could be seen that way. All these palaces are oversized and extravagant uses of what was in theory the people’s money.
Well...Versailles it's a poor imitation of the Villa D'Este in Rome that is far more ancient than Versailles....
@solinvictus1234. We’ll be at Villa d’Este on Saturday. We’re looking forward to it.
@@OurBigItalianAdventure Enjoy it, is mesmerising.
We’re thinking or a video about Villa Adriano and Villa d’Este. “2000 years of Villas”😉
Never been in Villa Pisani in Strà? It looks a lot like Caserta Royal Palace.
Never been there. I’ll have to look it up. Thanks!