This summer, for two days, visitors will be able to explore the Park of the Royal Palace of Caserta at dawn

The Royal Palace of Caserta is bringing back one of the summer’s most anticipated events, and in 2026, it’s doubling the scale of the initiative. On August 1 and 29, “Alba alla Reggia” returns—a special opening that will allow the public to enter the Vanvitelli complex in the early morning hours to experience the Royal Park and the English Garden at the most enchanting time of day. On both dates, the museum—administered by the Ministry of Culture—will exceptionally open its gates at 4:30 a.m., offering visitors the chance to stroll along the park’s avenues and through the scenery of the English Garden, immersed in the tranquility and light of dawn.

The initiative was created with the aim of fostering a more direct connection with the landscape and with the natural and architectural heritage of the Royal Palace. The Ministry of Culture’s institution thus once again invites the public to experience the complex in an atmosphere different from that of the usual daytime visits, far from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. In the early hours of the morning, the Royal Park will thus be transformed into a place of tranquility, where visitors can observe nature’s awakening and rediscover the value of connecting with the environment.

To make the experience even more engaging , musical performances, storytelling, and artistic presentations will be held throughout the two days.

The first event, scheduled for August 1, will featurethe Campania Philharmonic Orchestra, which will perform starting at 5:30 a.m. in the Graefer Greenhouses area, in the heart of the English Garden. French conductor Jean François Verdier will take the podium, with pianist Stefania Argentieri joining him. The concert has been conceived as a musical journey in dialogue with the rising light and the natural landscape of the English Garden, offering the audience an immersive and intimate listening experience.

The program will open with “Siegfried’s Rhine Journey,” from Richard Wagner’s *Götterdämmerung *. The piece will symbolically accompany the gradual rise of light through an orchestral composition characterized by continuous sonic movements, heroic surges, and expansive musical passages. This will be followed by Claude Debussy’s *Clair de lune*, a piece that evokes a suspended, contemplative atmosphere, in which harmonies and timbres seem to hold onto the final moments of the night before the arrival of day. The third part of the concert will be dedicated to Francis Poulenc’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, a work that alternates between neoclassical elegance, rhythmic energy, and lyrical moments in a continuous interplay of contrasts, ideally accompanying the gradual awakening of the surrounding landscape. The program will conclude with Suite No. 1 from Edvard Grieg’s *Peer Gynt *. The famous movement “Morning” will serve as the natural culmination of the performance, symbolically uniting music and dawn into a single sensory experience.

The second event, scheduled for August 29, will feature artistic performances curated by Progetto Sonora and the Arabesque Dance Company, which will guide visitors on a journey of discovery through the monumental complex in the early hours of the day.

For those wishing to round out their visit with breakfast, both the Museum café—located in the Cannocchiale—and the panoramic terrace near the Fountain of Diana and Actaeon will be open. However, food and drink are not included in the ticket price. The Royal Apartments, on the other hand, will follow their usual opening hours and will be open to visitors starting at 8:30 a.m.

To participate in the event, a special admission ticket titled “Sunrise at the Royal Palace of Caserta” is available for purchase both online via the TicketOne platform and at the ticket office in Piazza Carlo di Borbone. There are two types of tickets: admission to the Royal Park and the English Garden only costs 10 euros, while the ticket that also includes a visit to the Royal Apartments—accessible starting at 8:30 a.m.—is available for 18 euros. Discounts and free admission as provided for by current regulations remain valid. The event is also included among the benefits of the ReggiaCard 2026 membership. The organizers have put in place certain measures to manage access during the early morning hours. Until 8:30 a.m., only the entrance on Piazza Carlo di Borbone will be open, while the entrance on Corso Giannone will remain closed. Bicycles will not be permitted, and shuttle services, golf carts, and bicycle rentals will not be available.

This summer, for two days, visitors will be able to explore the Park of the Royal Palace of Caserta at dawn

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