The Reggia di Portici is a royal palace in Portici, with a museum complex that includes a Royal Apartment, the Herculanense Museum and a Botanical Garden. For a day trip from Eboli, plan around the museum’s seasonal hours and check current transport connections before setting out.
- Location: Piazza Carlo di Borbone, already Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA).
- Museum schedule: Tuesday to Sunday, with different hours in summer and winter.
- Ticket basics: The standard ticket includes the Royal Apartment, Herculanense Museum and Botanical Garden.
- Rail stations: Three stations are within 1.5 km of the site.
What to see at Reggia di Portici
The Reggia di Portici combines royal history with museum collections and botanical spaces. The MUSA museum complex brings together the Royal Apartment, the Herculanense Museum and the Botanical Garden, making it possible to build a visit around palace rooms, museum displays and plant collections.
The palace’s origins are traditionally linked to Queen Maria Amalia, who is said to have suggested a royal summer residence at Portici after she and the king took shelter there from a storm. Later, Joachim Murat had the palace refurnished in a French style. It was visited less frequently after Ferdinand II of Bourbon.
For a guided visit, the itinerary includes the Chinese Room, historical library and succulents greenhouse. The standard ticket excludes the succulents greenhouse.
How do you get from Eboli to Portici?
Portici has several nearby railway stations, but check current train connections and return services before you travel. Eboli station is about an 8-minute walk from Hotel Cristal Eboli.
The MUSA ticket office places Portici Via Libertà Circumvesuviana station 950 m from the site, Portici-Ercolano railway station 1 km away, and Portici Bellavista Circumvesuviana station 1.5 km away.
The Reggia is at Piazza Carlo di Borbone, already Via Università 100, 80055 Portici (NA). For the station-to-hotel leg, walking and onward travel from Eboli station are useful parts of the plan.
If you are arriving by air, compare your ground connections with the route options from Naples International Airport to Eboli.
Reggia di Portici opening hours, tickets and visit duration
The MUSA museum complex is open Tuesday to Sunday, with seasonal hours and different last-admission times. From 16 March to 14 October, it opens 09:30–19:00, with last admission at 17:30. From 15 October to 15 March, it opens 09:30–18:00, with last admission at 16:30. It is closed on Mondays, 1 January, Easter, 15 August, and 25 and 26 December.
The entry ticket with audioguide costs €10 at full price or €8 at the reduced price. It covers the Royal Apartment, Herculanense Museum and Botanical Garden, but not the succulents greenhouse.
Reduced admission is for visitors aged 6–17, students and companions of visitors with disabilities. Admission is free for children under 6, visitors with disabilities, and journalists and tourist guides working in their profession.
Guided visits cost €15 at full price or €13 at the reduced price, including admission. They take place on Saturdays and Sundays at 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00, and include the Chinese Room, historical library and succulents greenhouse.
You can buy tickets online or at the Reggia ticket office. The museum does not take part in the first-Sunday-of-the-month free-admission initiative because it is a university museum.
Before you go, check the official site before you go: MUSA publishes the museum’s current hours, admission details and ticket information. Plan your visit length around the areas you intend to see.
Gardens and other visitor areas
The Botanical Garden is part of the MUSA complex, while Portici’s woodland areas offer additional outdoor space. The Municipality of Portici describes the upper woodland as a 36-hectare area that contains the University of Naples Faculty of Agriculture’s Botanical Garden.
Its collection has more than 4,000 specimens representing about 1,000 species, including a desert-plant collection of more than 600 species.
The lower woodland is open Monday to Saturday from 1 April to 30 September, 07:30–19:30, with last entry at 18:30; from 1 October to 31 March, it is open Monday to Saturday, 08:00–16:00, with last entry at 15:00.
The upper woodland entrance is at Via Salute 4, with summer access Monday to Friday from 1 April to 30 September, 07:30–18:00, last entry 17:00. The municipality describes Botanical Garden access as free of architectural barriers.
Free on-site parking is available while spaces last. Small dogs are admitted to the Reggia when carried in a bag or pet carrier.
Planning the return journey
Build your return around the train connections you confirm before leaving Eboli. Since the museum closes on Mondays and has seasonal last-admission times, check the schedule before choosing a departure and allow time to reach your selected station after the visit. Another regional outing from Eboli is a day trip to Castel dell’Ovo.
FAQs
What does a Reggia di Portici ticket include?
The standard ticket with audioguide includes the Royal Apartment, Herculanense Museum and Botanical Garden, excluding the succulents greenhouse. Guided visits include admission and add the Chinese Room, historical library and succulents greenhouse to the itinerary.
Is the Reggia di Portici open on Mondays?
No. The MUSA museum complex is closed on Mondays, as well as on 1 January, Easter, 15 August, and 25 and 26 December.
Can you visit the Reggia di Portici by train?
Portici Via Libertà Circumvesuviana, Portici-Ercolano and Portici Bellavista Circumvesuviana stations are all within 1.5 km of the site. Check current connections from Eboli and the return timetable before travelling.
Is the Botanical Garden included in admission?
Yes. The standard MUSA ticket includes the Botanical Garden, but excludes the succulents greenhouse.