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The palace of this museum was built by Charles VII of Bourbon Naples (1734 -1759), in order to display art collection inherited from her mother Elisabeth of Parma. It's a baroque rococo style palace. Inside there is a beautiful garden and large botanical garden. From the Capodimonte hill you can overlook the eastern city of Naples. In addition, there are a small palace of Prince Capodimonte, a workshop of famous porcelain ware, a royal palace surrounded by a large park, Chapel of St. Gennaro, the Queen's residence, former residence of the hermit etc.

The palace has a museum of ceramics on the first floor. You can see the delicate and beautiful Capodimonte Porcelain. The pottery at the time was very praised like Meissen. On the second floor is a royal residence and on the third floor there is the Palace Museum of paintings (Pinacoteca). It's the most interesting exhibition including thousands of paintings from the Farnese collection. They are arranged in chronological order so it's very comprehensible. You can grasp the changing times and technological advances.

Major works of Capodimonte National Museum

The museum of Capodimonte is located on the hill overlooking the city of Naples. There is a spacious park in front of the palace and many local children play soccer. Enjoy a peaceful day forgetting the hustle and bustle of Naples here. To visit the museum satisfyingly, it would take a half-day. (April 2007)