Welcome to the site Napoliforme

In the private flats on the piano nobile of the Royal Palace there is a surprising green space overlooking the gulf. From the columned vestibule on the first floor of the palace, there is access to the 'Italian-style' hanging garden designed in the eighteenth century. Modified during the 19th-century rearrangement of the palace, entrusted by King Ferdinand II of Bourbon to Gaetano Genovese (circa 1840), the garden is a succession of geometric flowerbeds, with palms and flowers, connected by a long continuous gazebo-like pergola, covered with climbing shrubs, interrupted by a circular fountain. At the centre of the garden, in correspondence with the vestibule and the small cast-iron connecting bridge, is a large marble table with water spouts and flower boxes, surrounded by neoclassical benches, marking the scenic fulcrum of the walk, enhanced by the 'kite' design of the white and bardiglio marble paving. An extraordinary path that offers a spectacular view 'from above', suspended between sky and sea.