Connected to the Courtyard of Honor via the covered passage known as the Androne delle Carrozze, this rectangular courtyard takes its name from the carriage house that once housed the royal court’s carriages. Today, it is home to a museum dedicated to the renowned Neapolitan tenor Enrico Caruso.
Its creation dates back to the first half of the 18th century, during the expansion commissioned by Charles of Bourbon (1734-1759). At that time, the so-called Braccio Nuovo, a building wing extending along the side of the current Romantic Garden and toward Castel Nuovo, was constructed. Between 1837 and 1858, the court architect Gaetano Genovese worked on the southern wing, harmonizing the design of the new façades with the older ones. At the center of the courtyard stands a neoclassical elliptical fountain.