Royal Palace of Caserta: Agreement with the Province to Protect the Carolino Aqueduct and the San Silvestro Forest

The Royal Palace of Caserta and the Province of Caserta are strengthening their institutional collaboration to protect two of the region’s most important historical, environmental, and landscape heritage sites:the Carolino Aqueduct and the San Silvestro Forest. The two entities have signed an agreement aimed at ensuring coordinated maintenance, monitoring, and risk prevention activities for these areas of exceptional value, which are part of the broader system of monuments and natural sites associated with the Vanvitelli complex. The agreement involves, on the one hand, the Royal Palace of Caserta—an institution of the Ministry of Culture and a site recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site—and, on the other hand, the Province of Caserta, through the expertise of its Forestry Service. The goal is to ensure shared and ongoing management of the affected areas through planned and sustainable interventions over time.

The agreement sets out in detail the scope of intervention, operational procedures, responsibilities, and coordination mechanisms, creating an organizational framework that will enable a systematic approach to addressing the main environmental and territorial challenges affecting the route of the Carolino Aqueduct and the perimeter area of the San Silvestro Forest.

Planned activities include cleaning the areas, constant monitoring of environmental conditions, the prevention and mitigation of hydrogeological risks and wildfires, as well as the preservation of the forested and uncultivated lands that characterize the landscape traversed by the ancient water infrastructure and the wooded area extending behind the Royal Park.

The agreement stems from an awareness of the particular vulnerability of a heritage site that requires continuous attention. The Royal Palace of Caserta, in fact, is not only one of Europe’s most important monumental complexes but also represents a complex territorial system in which architecture, landscape, environment, and historic engineering works form an inseparable whole.

Among the Royal Palace’s institutional objectives are the protection, enhancement, and promotion of the entire monumental complex—activities that are also pursued through initiatives aimed at safeguarding the cultural landscape and the sustainable enhancement of the region’s resources. In this context, collaboration with other public agencies and institutions capable of contributing to the protection and management of this heritage takes on particular importance. The Province of Caserta has long played a significant role in this area. Through its Forestry Service, in fact, periodic interventions are carried out to reduce hydrogeological risks and wildfires in areas that include, among others, the municipalities of Caserta and Valle di Maddaloni, which include portions of the Carolino Aqueduct and the San Silvestro Forest. The new agreement therefore makes it possible to consolidate and further enhance the effectiveness of these efforts, promoting greater integration among the expertise of the various parties involved and ensuring coordinated planning of interventions.

Particular attention is being paid to the Carolino Aqueduct, one of the most extraordinary hydraulic engineering projects built in the 18th century. The infrastructure, designed to supply water to the Royal Palace and its monumental fountains, stretches for approximately 38 kilometers, crossing territories characterized by diverse topographical and environmental conditions. Its length and the complexity of the surrounding landscape make constant monitoring and maintenance essential. Hydrogeological instability, uncontrolled vegetation growth, and fire risk are, in fact, factors that could compromise the preservation and full functionality of this historic site.

Similar attention is given to the San Silvestro Forest, a vast natural area spanning approximately 76 hectares between Monte Maiuolo and Monte Briano, adjacent to the Royal Park of the Royal Palace of Caserta. The forest is an essential component of the historical and environmental landscape of the Vanvitelli complex and serves as a habitat of high natural value, as well as an important public space. Here as well, ongoing maintenance and monitoring of the area’s conditions are essential to ensuring the preservation of the natural heritage, visitor safety, and the protection of the ecosystem from potential degradation.

Royal Palace of Caserta: Agreement with the Province to Protect the Carolino Aqueduct and the San Silvestro Forest

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