Welcome to the site Napoliforme

With its 120 hectares, the wood is one of the green 'lungs' of Naples. A testament to the Bourbons' passion for hunting and botany, it was created at the same time as the Royal Palace, and was laid out in 1734 by the architect Ferdinando Sanfelice and renovated in 1836 by Federico Dehnhardt. The main entrance to the Park is the Middle Gate, a large elliptical area, from which five large avenues fan out, crossed by side streets. The large central avenue is lined with trees curved to form a long, shady gallery; oaks, holm oaks, elms, chestnut trees and lime trees are among the park's more than four hundred varieties of centuries-old plants.The wood is home to numerous buildings, some of which were originally court residences, others to factories, such as the porcelain factory (now the Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Caselli De Sanctis) or farms and livestock farms, or with religious functions such as the church of San Gennaro. The Cisternone collects water for the fountains and buildings, and the Cellaio is the storehouse for products grown in the park. Among the agricultural areas is the Giardino Torre, the old Bourbon citrus grove. In the first half of the 19th century, the area around the Royal Palace was brought up to date according to the new canons of landscape gardening, with the inclusion of large areas of lawn and the planting of rare and exotic species such as thuja and eucalyptus. In the post-Unification period, following the oriental fashion, the large lawns surrounding the Palace were dotted with palm trees. The park's belvedere, with its panoramic position, is one of the most interesting scenic points in the city.